The Esther Freier Lectures in Literature Series presents bestselling authors Celeste Ng, author of “Little Fires Everywhere,” and Attica Locke, author of the “Highway 59” trilogy and a screenwriter who adapted “Little Fires Everywhere” for Hulu. Professor V. V. Ganeshananthan will moderate this conversation, a special event celebrating 25 years of the Freier series.

The Esther Freier Lecture Series began in 2001 with author Jamaica Kincaid. The series was endowed by longtime University of Minnesota faculty member Esther Freier, a professor in medical technology. Freier, the first woman president of the Academy of Clinical and Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, had a deep love for literature and the humanities. Freier's endowment has allowed the Department of English to present two author events a year, always free and always bringing to campus writers "whose work has made a significant contribution to humanistic inquiry," fulfilling Freier’s wishes.

This in-person event is free and open to the public with registration, which will open up in February. Live captioning and ASL provided. For further questions about accessibility services and the venue, please email sutt0063@umn.edu or call 612-626-1528. Presented by the Department of English.