Center Stage welcomes author Silas House to campus at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 30 in the Backdoor Playhouse. He will talk about the current cultural context as seen through the characters of his two recent novels, Southernmost and Lark Ascending, read from his works, and answer questions. House is a former commentator for NPR’s “All Things Considered.” His writing has appeared recently in Time, The Atlantic, Ecotone, and Oxford American. For questions, contact athurmond@tntech.edu