The next 蜜桃传媒 Downtown Conversation, 鈥淪implicity, Wonder and Wisdom: Reflections on Alexander McCall Smith鈥檚 鈥淣o. 1 Ladies鈥� Detective Agency,鈥� by 蜜桃传媒 Provost Shirley Mullen begins at 5:30 p.m. May 3 at the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St. The event is free and open to the public. No reservations are necessary.

鈥淛udging both by official book lists and a host of casual conversations, the saga of the No. 1 Ladies鈥� Detective Agency has captured the imagination of much of the reading public,鈥� Mullen says. 鈥淲hat is the power of this series about daily life in Botswana that keeps men and women from all strata of society, and from all over the world, waiting anxiously for the next volume? Whether or not you have read the books, come reflect with others on what the books have awakened in us.鈥�

The 蜜桃传媒 Foundation sponsors the Downtown Conversations.

For more information, contact the 蜜桃传媒 public affairs office at (805) 565-7057 or e-mail pubaffairs@westmont.edu.