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April 22, 2021

Saundersinalia

Can you believe it? On Saturday, November 6th, 2021, George Saunders will deliver the Mercantile Library’s thirty-third Niehoff Lecture. The MacArthur Fellow and PEN/Malamud, Folio, and...

November 06, 2018

Niehoff XXXI: An Evening with Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood received a standing ovation even before she began speaking at the 31st Niehoff Lecture on Nov. 3. Atwood is the author of more than...

October 25, 2018

The relationships between readers and writers

We had the opportunity to have a conversation with National Book Award-winning author Alice McDermott during the 2018 Books By The Banks festival. She was...

October 25, 2018

Reading recommendations from Alice McDermott and more

Writers tend to be readers, really good readers. So one of our favorite questions to ask any visiting author is: What are you reading? Leading a...