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.