Conference dates, call for papers announced
It’s official: the dates for the Second Biennial John Updike Society Conference at Suffolk University in Boston are June 13-16, 2012. Plan on getting to Boston the night of the 12th if you don’t want...
View ArticleJoyce Carol Oates will be the keynote speaker in Boston
Joyce Carol Oates, who was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in 2010, will deliver the keynote address at the Second Biennial John Updike Society Conference in Boston on...
View ArticleDeadline for Boston conference papers is extended
In response to members who said they were swamped this time of the year, program director Bernard F. Rodgers, Jr. has extended the deadline for abstracts/proposals for the Second Biennial John Updike...
View ArticleDetails and housing options announced for the Boston conference
Program director Bernard F. Rodgers, Jr. and site director Quentin Miller are pleased to announce details of the Second Biennial John Updike Society Conference in Boston, co-sponsored by Suffolk...
View ArticleTime to register for the Boston conference
Details are in place for the Second Biennial John Updike Society Conference, co-sponsored and hosted by Suffolk University, Boston. We hope that we’ve balanced special sessions and tours with enough...
View ArticleRemember to register for the June 12-16 Boston conference
It’s past when we requested registrations to be turned in, but there’s still time to register for the Second Biennial John Updike Society Conference, June 12-16. The conference is co-sponsored and...
View ArticleGlobe columnist may address Updike group in Boston
If he’s able, senior Boston Globe sportswriter and columnist Bob Ryan, who knew Updike, will address Society members after their tour of Fenway. The Red Sox have made special arrangements for the...
View ArticleCountdown to Boston: T minus 2
In just two days, the Second Biennial John Updike Society Conference kicks off in Boston with a reception at Suffolk University and a keynote talk by writer Joyce Carol Oates. Site director Quentin...
View Article2nd conference a success; Society will return to Alvernia in 2014
Suffolk University was a perfect host and Boston a perfect location for the Second Biennial John Updike Society Conference. Many attendees commented on the quality of papers, the exhibit that Michael...
View ArticleHoughton exhibit sheds light on Updike’s last project
Houghton Library curator of modern books and manuscripts Leslie Morris put together a three-case exhibit for the visit by Society members during the 2nd Biennial conference, but those who missed it can...
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