The 2023 Big Read: Faces in the Crowd

Guttman’s 2023 Big Read is Valeria Luiselli’s novel, Faces in the Crowd. Led by the Guttman Library and the CUNY Humanities Alliance Fellows, these book club meetings will take place throughout the Spring I semester. Please join us for one or all! If you can’t meet in person,  you can also join the session live over Zoom: https://bit.ly/GrizzlyBigRead

Author Luisilli and cover of her novel, Faces in the CrowdMarch 28 (5:30pm-7:00pm in Room 401)

April 25 (5:30pm-7:00pm in Room 401)

May 16 (5:30pm-7:00pm in Room 401)

The Guttman Library also offers free copies of Luiselli’s book to all Guttman students, faculty, and staff (while supplies last!). These free copies were made possible thanks to a humanities grant funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities and the American Library Association. The Guttman Library was one of 200 libraries that the NEH/ALA selected for this award!  Stop by the library’s circulation desk to get yours today!

The Big Read planning team includes: Laura Clarke (Associate Professor of English, Stella & Charles Guttman Community College), Meagan Lacy (Chief Librarian, Stella & Charles Guttman Community College), and CUNY Humanities Alliance Fellows Sharanya Dutta, Greg Hartmann, Rosalía Reyes Simon, Jos Suryatmoko, and Sok Svay.

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