CAMPUS READING CELEBRATION 2019
RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 29 2020
CSUCI welcomes Tommy Orange to present his book "There There"
for the annual Campus Reading Celebration
Tommy Orange is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel There There, a multi-generational, relentlessly paced story about a side of America few of us have ever seen: the lives of urban Native Americans. There There was one of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year, and won the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Orange is a recent graduate from the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. He is a 2014 MacDowell Fellow, and a 2016 Writing by Writers Fellow. He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He was born and raised in Oakland, California, and currently lives in Angel’s Camp, California.
Main Event: Reading and conversation, followed by Q&A and book signing
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020
TIME: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Doors open at 5:30pm)
LOCATION: Grand Salon
Admission is free for CSUCI students, faculty and staff (with valid CSUCI ID) AND FREE for non-CSUCI students with school ID; $5 for the public. Tickets are required for all attendees.
Purchase your tickets / register HERE
Panel Discussion and Special Book-Signing Time for CSUCI students
There will be a panel discussion before the main event featuring faculty who have taught the book, and students who have read the book, discussing their experiences with Orange's There There
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020
TIME: Book Signing (Special Time allotted for CSUCI students) 3:30PM - 4:00PM
Panel Discussion Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Broome Library Room 1320
For more information about the events listed, please contact Events Specialist, Carolyn Shamowski, carolyn.shamowski@csuci.edu, (805) 437-3900
The Campus Reading Celebration Task Force, 2018-2019:
Faculty Members:
Kim Vose (Co Chair)
Georgina Guzman (Co Chair)
Catherine Burriss
Raquel Baker
Parul Malik
HyeSun Lee
Jacqueline Reynoso
Staff Members:
Jeannette Edwards
Doreen Hatcher
Stephanie Guerrero