The annual Fall Reading Series (a.k.a., Fall Authors Series) presents a season of events celebrating literature, showcasing award-winning authors, and honoring the inspiration to write. Events are sponsored by the English Department and Creative Writing Program of Grossmont College, as well as a variety of other campus agencies and programs.
7 - 9 PM, Griffin Gate
English faculty Joe Medina hosts and organizes this popular annual event celebrating National Banned Books Week. Faculty and students present topics on censorship, censure, banned literature and controversial literary themes and topics. This year’s presentations include
Nadra Hess-Farina, Librarian: A Librarian’s Perspective
Erika Lotzke, Parent and Student: Harry Potter
Helix High School English Instructor: The High School Perspective
Dr. Oralee Holder, English Instructor: Ray Bradbury
Eric Bemiller, Student: Rodolf Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima
Karl Sherlock, English Instructor: Sherman Alexie
April-Dawn Dunsford, Student: Nappy Hair Banned
Tammy Hermon, Parent and Student: Judy Blume, Forever
Ryan Griffith, Allen Ginsberg's Howl
Manuel Moreno, Student: Machiavelli, The Prince
7:30 PM, Griffin Gate
SDSU Professor Harold Jaffe is the author of over 17 novels and collections, including Eros Anti-Eros (City Lights, 1990), Straight Razor (Black Ice Books, 1995), and most recently 15 Serial Killers (Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2003). Jaffe is known for his gorilla style of satire, sometimes misunderstood for its audacious depiction of violence and sexuality that sometimes have drawn comparisons by critics to writer Jerzy Kosinsky (Painted Bird and Blind Date).
7 PM, Griffin Gate
The fall edition of the biannual student showcase of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, and other word art. This semester's student readers include