The University of Maine at Presque Isle will present writer and Maine native Cynthia Anderson as the first speaker in its 2022-23 Libra Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center. During her talk “What We Write, and Why,” Anderson will discuss her latest book “Home Now” and the work of fiction writing. The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.