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A community-wide reading and book-discussion series led by Lake Forest College faculty 

Lake Forest College invites the community to participate in a reading series with interactive book discussions led by Lake Forest faculty. The book discussions will take place on campus this fall. The series is free of charge and open to our neighboring communities.

The series is generously underwritten by Baytree National Bank & Trust Company.

• Tuesday, November 11
  Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
  Dreiser was a finalist for the Nobel Prize in literature, and this novel begins in Chicago.
  12:00 p.m. - Glen Rowan House
  Discussion led by James D. Vail III Professor of American History Emeritus Michael H. Ebner

Books are available at the Lake Forest Bookstore in Market Square. Pre-registration is not required but is recommended. Call 847-735-6025 or e-mail lflbreads@lakeforest.edu

Previous readings this fall:

Thursday, September 4
The March, A Novel by E. L. Doctorow
A novel of the American Civil War, examining Sherman's March
Discussion led by Irvin L. and Fern D. Young Professor of Politics Rand Smith

Tuesday, October 21
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
A classic fictionalized account of Louisiana's legendary Huey Long
2:00 p.m. - Glen Rowan House
Discussion led by Associate Professor of English Benjamin Goluboff