As part of their highly acclaimed Babel series, Just Buffalo Literary Center is proud to present Zadie Smith, March 21, 2012 at  8:00 PM in Kleinhans Music Hall. Novelist Zadie Smith was born in North London in 1975 to an English father and a Jamaican mother. She read English at Cambridge, graduating in 1997. Her acclaimed first novel, White Teeth (2000), is a vibrant portrait of contemporary multicultural London, told through the story of three ethnically diverse families. The book won a number of awards and prizes, including the Guardian First Book Award, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Overall Winner, Best First Book).

Medaille College's Write Thing Reading Series just might be one of the most eclectic visiting artist series at any educational institution in Buffalo. Each semester, Medaille invites from 3 to 6 published poets and fiction writers to campus for readings and/or class visits. Students at Medaille have the unique chance to meet up close and personal with Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award finalists, Guggenheim Fellowship recipients, and some of the most renowned international writers of today - as well as up-and-coming younger writers.

Soledad O'Brien is an anchor and special correspondent for CNN/U.S.
Since joining the network in 2003, O'Brien has reported breaking news
from around the globe and has produced award-winning, record-breaking
and critically acclaimed documentaries on the most important stories
facing the world today. She also covers political news as part of CNN's
"Best Political Team on Television."