Event Details
Alison Bechdel, the legendary author of Fun Home and The Secret to Superhuman Strength, will be joined by Samuel D. Hunter, a fellow MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship winner, to talk about her latest book, Spent.
The event will be on Thursday, February 26, at 7:30 PM (doors at 6:30 PM) at The Egyptian Theatre in Boise (700 W. Main Street, Boise, ID 83702).
This event is part of The Cabin’s 2025-26 Readings & Conversations series.
About the Authors
Alison Bechdel is an author and cartoonist whose cult following for her early comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For, expanded wildly upon the publication of her family memoirs, Are You My Mother? and the New York Times bestselling and Time magazine #1 Book of the Year graphic memoir Fun Home, adapted into a Tony Award–winning musical. Bechdel is a Professor in the Practice at Yale University and has won both Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowships, among many other honors.
Samuel D. Hunter is a decorated playwright originally from Moscow, Idaho. His plays include The Whale, A Bright New Boise, Greater Clements, and A Case for the Existence of God, which garnered the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play. His screenplay adaptation of The Whale, directed by Darren Aronofsky, received two Oscars, including Best Actor for Brendan Fraser. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Hunter holds degrees from NYU and Juilliard and an honorary doctorate from the University of Idaho.
Tickets
This event is part of The Cabin’s 2025-26 Readings & Conversations series. Tickets to this event are currently only available by purchasing a Readings & Conversations series ticket, which includes admission to all five author events in the 2025–26 season, plus three featured books from our visiting authors.
The 2025-26 season includes:
Geraldine Brooks on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre
Jill Lepore with Steve Inskeep on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at The Morrison Center
Alison Bechdel with Samuel D. Hunter on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at The Egyptian Theatre
Robin Wall Kimmerer on Monday, March 23, 2026, at The Morrison Center for Performing Arts
Chris Bohjalian on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at The Egyptian Theatre
Individual tickets to our Readings & Conversations events at The Egyptian Theatre, including this event, will go on sale in mid-September (if any remain).
Thank you to our sponsors
We appreciate your support of the 2025-26 Readings & Conversations Season!
Special thanks to our supports and partners:
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
Idaho Humanities Council
Idaho Commission on the Arts
City of Boise
Rediscovered Books
Idaho Towncar
Edwards Greenhouse & Flowershop
The Grove Hotel