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IT'S PROBABLY NO SPOILER THAT WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF LITERATURE. WE ALSO BELIEVE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN A WRITER AND READER IS A SACRED BOND. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, THE CABIN'S READINGS & CONVERSATIONS SERIES HAS FEATURED LITERARY SUPERSTARS, BESTSELLING AUTHORS, AND HIGH-PROFILE THINKERS TO JUMPSTART COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ON CRITICAL ISSUES. FROM MACARTHUR FELLOWS TO NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS, SOME OF OUR PAST AUTHORS INCLUDE TA-NEHISI COATES, ANN PATCHETT, JESMYN WARD, JENNIFER EGAN, REZA ASLAN, MATTHEW DESMOND, ANTHONY DOERR, COLSON WHITEHEAD, TARA WESTOVER, GLORIA STEINEM, AND DAVID GRANN.A READINGS & CONVERSATIONS LECTURE IS TYPICALLY AN ORIGINAL TALK BY THE AUTHOR ON THE SUBJECT OF THEIR CHOICE. IT CAN BE ABOUT THEIR CURRENT BOOK, UPCOMING PROJECTS, PAST WORKS, RELEVANT CULTURAL ISSUES, AND MORE. THE TALK RUNS FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND IS FOLLOWED BY A 20ISH MINUTE Q&A FROM THE AUDIENCE, MODERATED BY KURT, THE CABIN'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

WE BELIEVE BETTER WRITERS MAKE BETTER STUDENTS. OUR WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS (WITS) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER CREATIVITY, COMMUNICATION, AND SELF-DISCOVERY. WORKING IN 3RD12TH GRADE CLASSROOMS AND JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE TREASURE VALLEY, THE CABIN'S PROFESSIONAL TEACHING-WRITERSPOETS, NOVELISTS, PLAYWRIGHTS, AND JOURNALISTSLEAD CREATIVE WRITING, READING, AND DISCUSSION PROJECTS.THE RESULT? SCHOOLS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR WITS PROGRAM REPORT MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT READING AND WRITING SKILLS, AS WELL AS POSITIVE EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOURAGE CREATIVE THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION.