Jonathan Lethem has been teaching in Pomona College’s English department since 2010, when he succeeded David Foster Wallace as the Roy Edward Disney ’51 Professor of Creative Writing. TSL’s Multimedia team visited the novelist and professor at his office to get his answers on their top 47 questions (chirp chirp).
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At Pomona College, Jonathan Lethem remains curious — and he’s teaching his students to be, too
For acclaimed novelist and Pomona professor Jonathan Lethem, curiosity is central to the writing process. Lethem came to Pomona in 2010, succeeding David Foster Wallace as the Roy Edward Disney ’51 Professor of Creative Writing. Bianca Mirica PO ’29 sat down to interview the writer on the practices that define both his teaching and his work.
Escaping solitude in art: ‘Parallel Play’ and ‘One Last Thing Again’ at the Benton Museum
The Benton Museum of Art held an opening reception for two of their new exhibits, “Jonathan Lethem’s Parallel Play” and “One Last Thing Again,” on Feb. 15. Both shows map a web of artistic relationships and explore the intersections between writing and visual art.