Readings & Conversations is The Cabin's annual series presenting nationally-acclaimed literary figures sharing their work, thoughts about their work, and perspectives on important issues of our time. The program offers a view of our world through writers' eyes, shaped by their imaginations, fired by their passions, and illuminated by questions from our audience community. Each event begins at 7:30 PM at the historic Egyptian Theatre, 700 West Main Street in downtown Boise.
2009-2010 Speakers
November 10, 2010 
T.C. Boyle T. Coraghessan Boyle is the award-winning author of more than twenty books of fiction, including his 2009 novel, The Women. A recipient of Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, he has won four O. Henry Awards, and was a finalist for a National Book Award for his 2003 novel, Drop City.
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February 8, 2011 
Maile Meloy Maile Meloy’s story collection, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, was celebrated by the New York Times as one of the ten best books of 2009. In 2007, she was chosen as one of Granta’s “21 Best Young American Novelists.” She appears in conversation with Tony Doerr.
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March 15, 2011 
Elizabeth Gilbert Ms. Gilbert’s widely acclaimed memoir, Eat Pray Love, is an international bestseller that has been translated into more than thirty languages and sold more than 7 million copies. Time Magazine has named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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April 27, 2011 
W.S. Merwin In a career spanning five decades, W.S. Merwin has become one of the most widely read—and imitated—poets in America. In 2001, his collection, Migration: Selected Poems, won the National Book Award, and most recently, The Shadow of Sirius was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, his second Pulitzer. He served as Poetry Consultant to the Library of Congress in 1999, and in 2004 received the Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives, writes, and gardens in Hawaii.
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