The Nobel Prize-winning writer Alice Munro has enthralled readers for over four decades with her acclaimed short stories. Munro's closest colleagues–long time editor Ann Close, literary agent Ginger Barber, and biographer Robert Thacker–discuss the Canadian author's life along with a reading of selected works. Actress Annette Bening will reads from Alice Munro's collection of stories, Dear Life.

The Some Favorite Writers series is sponsored by the UCLA Department of English and Friends of English, and organized by Mona Simpson.