Meet Polish award-winning writer and journalist, Witold Szablowski, at a special presentation, How To Feed a Dictator: Journeys, Conflict, Cuisine from 3 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15, Round Rock Public Library, Meeting Rooms A & B. He will share stories behind his fascinating reportages and books that look at the world through the eyes of personal cooks of the world’s most infamous dictators. The meeting will be moderated by professor of journalism Erna Smith, former Chair for Journalism in the San Francisco State University.

There will be cooking demonstrations following some of the recipes from his books and the audience will be invited to taste the dishes.

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This program is part of How to Feed a Dictator Week—a culinary-literary journey inspired by Szabłowski’s remarkable work at the intersection of cuisine and conflict, power and people—presented by Dot Dot Dot...Connect.

Each day will focus on a different facet of Szabłowski’s work and experience, inviting participants to explore the complexities of freedom, memory, and the role of the storyteller in shaping public understanding. We offer this series as a space for dialogue, reflection, and discovery, open to all who are curious about the world and the words we use to describe it.

A book signing will follow the event.