The following message to educators is contributed by author Tara Westover, who reflects on sharing her story with students and the stories they’ve shared in return.
An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Big Read annually supports approximately 75 dynamic community reading programs. Each community program that receives an NEA Big Read grant is also provided with resources, outreach materials, and training.
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The book is based on your popular class Life Worth Living at Yale. What do you want readers to take away from the book? Five things stand out to us: We want readers to have a deep conviction that the question of what makes life most worth living matters and confidence that they have
Read moreContributed by Sara Nović, author of True Biz: A Novel. Following students at the River Valley School for the Deaf, True Biz is a story of sign language and lip-reading, disability and civil rights, isolation and injustice, first love and loss, and, above all, great persistence, daring, and joy. Absorbing and assured, idiosyncratic and relatable,
Read moreIt is with great sadness that we acknowledge the death of the acclaimed Disability Rights activist and author, Judith Heumann. Ms. Heumann died Saturday, March 4th in Washington DC after a brief hospitalization. She was 75 years old. Long before she became an international leader of the Disability Rights movement, with many of her US
Read moreWe’re pleased to share videos from the 2023 First-Year Experience® Conference. Whether you weren’t able to join us at the conference or would simply like to hear the talks again, please take a moment to view the clips below. Penguin Random House Saturday Event Friday, February 3, 2023 | 8:00 – 10:00 pm PST
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