Cartoonist Roz Chast is a brilliant interpreter of the everyday. Her cartoons depict neuroses, hilarity, angst and domesticity and are loaded with words, objects and patterns. More than 1000 of them have been printed in The New Yorker since 1978. Chast has written and illustrated books for both children and adults. Her newest book for adults is Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant?, a graphic memoir that chronicles her relationship with  her aging parents as they shift from independence to dependence.

Part of The Center’s 2015-2016 Lecture Series.

The 2015–2016 Lecture Series is sponsored by Jane P. Watkins. Wood River High School student lecture series tickets have been made possible with support from Robin Leavitt and Terry Friedlander.

2015-2016 Lecture Series
Author Erik Larson, October 8, 2015
Cartoonist Roz Chast, January 21, 2016
Emmy-Nominated Actress Laverne Cox, February 4, 2016 – CANCELLED!
Author George Saunders, March 3, 2016
NPR Humorist David Sedaris, April 25, 2016