Discuss “Lost writer soon to be found on campus”

The word “Hollywood” may conjure images of glamour, parties, wine and cheese; one shot and you hit it big or lose it all. Behind the scenes, it’s a different situation. Javier Grillo-Marxuach, supervising producer of Lost and graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, is coming to tell potential Hollywooders the ins and outs of his career as part of the Alumni Reading Series on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Adamson Wing of Baker Hall.

“Javi,” as he likes to be called, began his life in Puerto Rico and moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., at the age of 10. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1991 with a B.A. in creative writing and literary and cultural studies and went to the University of Southern California for his master’s degree.

Grillo-Marxuach’s...