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ReadUP Community Reading Initiative

ReadUP Book Discussions Open to All

March 4, 2024

UP faculty will host three informal conversations in preparation for the campus visit by author Ross Gay, author of this year’s ReadUP selection, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. All faculty and staff are welcome at any or all of the conversations, each of which will be hosted by a different facilitator. (Read More).

Filed Under: 03-04-2024, Issues Tagged With: ReadUP, ReadUP Community Reading Initiative

Clark Library Offering ReadUP Companion Guide

November 9, 2018

Want to know more about the ReadUP book selection, Let the Great World Spin? The Clark Library has created a companion guide with author interviews, reviews, and other resources for exploring the setting and events depicted in this year’s ReadUP book. Pre-reserved copies of Let the Great World Spin are being distributed in the residence halls, and staff and faculty […]

Filed Under: 11-12-2018, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, ReadUP Community Reading Initiative

UP’s Fifth Annual ReadUP Program: Get Books Now

October 26, 2018

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in UP’s fifth annual ReadUP program. This year’s selection is Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann, who will be speaking on February 20 as part of this year’s annual visiting Schoenfeldt Writers Series. This international best-selling novel won worldwide acclaim, including the 2009 National Book Award. To order your […]

Filed Under: 10-29-2018, Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: ReadUP, ReadUP Community Reading Initiative

“Charming Billy” Book Discussions, Feb. 11, 19, 24

February 9, 2015

In preparation for the February 26 Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers visit by author Alice McDermott, all UP community members are invited to the following book discussions facilitated by Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., Garaventa Center, in the Clark Library conference room: Wednesday, February 11, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, February 19, noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, February […]

Filed Under: 02-09-2015, Academics, Garaventa Center Tagged With: ReadUP Community Reading Initiative, Rev. Charles Gordon C.S.C.

ReadUP Community Reading Initiative: You’re Invited!

February 2, 2015

Author and Johns Hopkins humanities professor Alice McDermott will be on campus on February 26, 2015, as a guest of the University’s Schoenfeldt Visiting Writers Series. In preparation for her arrival, the provost’s office has announced the annual ReadUP community reading initiative. All University community members—students, faculty, staff—are invited to read McDermott’s novel, Charming Billy, […]

Filed Under: Academics, Provost's Office Tagged With: Charming Billy, Provost's Office, ReadUP Community Reading Initiative

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Fr. Pat Hannon, CSC, published From Glory to Glory: A Pilgrim’s Notes From the Badlands of Grace. Occasioned by the author’s walking, with siblings, the famous Camino de Santiago in the fall of 2024, the book traces all manner of other pilgrimages—to and from home, family, love, self, and God. One Subject Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. November, 2025.

Jessica Murphy Moo, editor of Portland Magazine and director of storytelling, wrote the lyrics to two songs in “We Go On, Oswego,” a song cycle honoring female refugees who lived at Camp Ontario in upstate New York. From 1944-1946, Camp Ontario provided emergency shelter to refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe. “We Go On, Oswego” was performed at Nazareth College, in collaboration with Finger Lakes Opera, on December 4, 2025. It was commissioned by Katie Hannigan, PhD. The song “There Is No Underground,” was written in collaboration with composer Maria Thompson Corley, and the song “My Table,” was written in collaboration with composer Kurt Erickson.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “A Spirituality of Desert Discipleship for Our Times. Reflections on the Readings of the Third Sunday of Advent.” VoiceAfrique.org. December 13, 2025.

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