Public speaker events are a perfect tool to help guide political conversations and encourage thoughtful and informed voting decisions. Here are our Top 5 Authors on Politics & Society for your upcoming Fall events.
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Top 5 Authors/Speakers on Politics & Society
Posted in How to Catch a Russian Spy, Jonathan Eig, Kelsey Timmerman, LitBits, Michael Hingson, Naveed Jamali, The Birth of the Pill, Thunder Dog, Where Am I Eating: An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy
Also tagged Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Marianne Schnall, Marina Budhos, Mitchell Zuckoff, Politics & World Events
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An Evening of Dreaming with Reyna Grande on July 12
Madison, Wisconsin’s organization Centro Hispano of Dane County will be hosting Reyna Grande on July 12th starting at 5:30pm. She will be sharing about her memoir THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US. The relevant topic of immigration will be the center of the conversation for the evening. This is our first time working with Centro Hispano and […]
Highlights from a Few BIC-Supported Events
Posted in A Sudden Light, Christina Baker Kline, Common Reads Programs, Community Reads Programs, Enrique's Journey, Enzo Races in the Rain, Etched in Sand, Garth Stein, Issue #12, Regina Calcaterra, Reyna Grande, Sonia Nazario
Also tagged All Campus Reads, Christina Baker Kline, Community Reads Programs, Enrique's Journey, Garth Stein, Orphan Train, The Art of Racing in the Rain, The Distance Between Us
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Whitewashing of the Literary World and How it Can Change
An article published by the Washington Post last month about the “whitewashing” of the literary industry was shared on social media recently by Reyna Grande, speaker and author of The Distance Between Us, a memoir of her life as a Mexican immigrant. The article, written by freelance writer and native Australian Sunili Govinnage, detailed Govinnage’s decision to read only minority authors for an […]
Posted in Authors, Reyna Grande, The Distance Between Us, Uncategorised
Also tagged Minority Authors, The Distance Between Us
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Broadening the American Immigration Discussion with Outstanding Author Events
Create a special author event at your college, library or literary festival focused on the issue of immigration.
Posted in Enrique's Journey, Guadelupe Garcia McCall, Maria E. Andreu, Matt de la Peña, Reyna Grande, Secret Side of Empty, Sonia Nazario, The Distance Between Us
Also tagged American immigration debate, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Maria Andreu, Matt de la Pena, Sonya Nazario
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Books Reviews
BIC reviews, Wool, by Hugh Howey; Gaining Ground, by Forrest Pritchard and The Distance Between Us, by Reyna Grande.
Posted in All Campus Reads Programs, Common Reads Programs, Community Reads Programs, Forrest Pritchard, Issue #6, Reyna Grande, The Distance Between Us, Uncategorised
Also tagged All Campus Reads, Community Reads Programs, Forrest Pritchard, Gaining Ground, The Distance Between Us
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Recent BIC Events
Christina Baker Kline at Moses Lake, WA
An excited crowd came out to meet #1 New York Times bestseller Christina Baker Kline in Moses Lake,WA this February, including a 12-year-old girl who checked out Orphan Train just before Christina’s arrival and decided to stay for the Orphan Train presentation. Said librarian Paula Walters: “She for sure will be a lifelong reader!! Also, I have been getting emails from members of our book clubs thanking me. Moses Lake was just thrilled.”
Posted in All Campus Reads Programs, Charlotte Rogan, Christina Baker Kline, Common Reads Programs, Community Reads Programs, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Issue #6, Jamie Ford, Margot Mifflin, Reyna Grande, Songs of Willow Frost, The Distance Between Us
Also tagged All Campus Reads, Christina Baker Kline, Community Reads Programs, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford, New York Times Bestseller, Songs of Willow Frost, The Distance Between Us
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University of Iowa Chooses The Distance Between Us
Reyna Grande’s memoir, The Distance Between Us, has recently been chosen for University of Iowa’s One Community, One Book annual reading program. Books in Common helped arrange Reyna Grande’s events for the One Community, One Book program.
Posted in All Campus Reads Programs, Common Reads Programs, Community Reads Programs, Reyna Grande, The Distance Between Us
Also tagged All Campus Reads, Community Reads Programs, The Distance Between Us
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A Conversation with Reyna Grande, author of The Distance Between Us: How to Engage Your Readers
Reyna Grande, author of Across a Hundred Mountains, Dancing with Butterflies, and The Distance Between Us, is a sought-after speaker at middle/high schools, colleges and universities around the country. Born in Mexico, Reyna was raised by her grandparents after her parents left her behind while they worked in the US. She came to the US at the age of nine as an undocumented immigrant and went on to become the first person in her family to obtain a higher education. We spoke with Reyna about her most recent book, The Distance Between Us, and her thoughts about how to engage readers, particularly students.
Posted in All Campus Reads Programs, Issue #4, Newsletters, Reyna Grande, The Distance Between Us
Also tagged All Campus Reads Programs, First Year Experience, The Distance Between Us
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Postcards to Monroe and Reyna Grande
One Book, One Community of Monroe will take a trip south next year, when the community of Monroe, MI will read The Distance Between Us together.
Posted in Issue #3, Newsletters, Reyna Grande, The Distance Between Us
Also tagged Across a Hundred maountains, Dancing with Butterflies, One Book One Community, The Distance Between Us
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