- The acclaimed author will receive an honorary doctorate and discuss "The Writer in Her World." A reception and book-signing will follow.
- The acclaimed author was no stranger to Skidmore or to readers of "Salmagundi" magazine.
- On Dec. 6 Skidmore will welcome Zadie Smith, whose novel "NW" has just been named one of the "100 Notable Books of 2012" by The New York Times.
- Author Zadie Smith, one of the most celebrated young writers in the English-speaking world, will present Skidmore's Frances Steloff Lecture, titled "The Writer in the World," on Thursday, Dec. 6, at Skidmore. Free and open to the public, the lecture/reading will begin at 8 p.m. in Gannett Auditorium of Palamountain Hall.
- The award-winning author and longtime member of the NYS Summer Writers Institute at Skidmore will receive an honorary degree before giving a lecture and reading from her work on Friday, Oct. 29.