Derek Pacheco

The #PurdueEnglishBigRead Podcast now has fans in six countries! You can listen to our entire backlog on Spotify, Amazon Music, or our RSS feed 🔗: rss.com/podcasts/purdue-engl… Review, subscribe, & share with your fellow bibliophiles to help us reach new listeners!

This week, English PhD candidates Alex Anderson & Matt Morgenstern taught Week 1 of the #PurdueEnglishBigRead mini-course for the Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association (WALLA). They discussed the novel's historical context & supernatural settings!

THANK YOU to the 100+ who attended our recent lectures from Prof. Huiying Chen & Prof. Margaret Tillman! We're thrilled when the #PurdueEnglishBigRead reaches so many, & we're looking forward to seeing you next semester for more in-person events 💛

Join the #PurdueEnglishBigRead for our final lecture of the semester: History Prof. Margaret Tillman's lecture "Religion in Premodern China" (followed by Q&A)! This event will take place tonight at 5 PM at the International Center of West Lafayette.

Enjoying the #PurdueEnglishBigRead? You can show your support by donating 🔗: tinyurl.com/2p9v8wpt All donations help us share more books, host more events, & get more people excited about reading! 📚

Save the date for History Prof. Margaret Tillman's lecture "Religion in Premodern China" (followed by Q&A), hosted by the International Center of West Lafayette 📆

The #BigSHARE book drive continues through 9/16! Here's a donation story from Alex Anderson: "I'm donating this anthology of women writers because their fiction reminds me to stay curious about the world & the stories we tell ourselves #BoilerUpBigRead" 📖 DONATE TODAY!

Want to learn more about the women who inspired the #BigSHARE? ❣️ You can read more about Sandra K. Biggs & Harriet M. Crews' life-long love of reading on our website: tinyurl.com/ycxxax9v

In honor of #PurdueEnglishBigRead's donors, Sandra K. Biggs & Harriet M. Crews, we're launching the 1st annual Big SHARE Book Drive! 📖✨ Check out our website to learn more about how YOU can participate & share your love of reading: tinyurl.com/sb658dx7

Join us next Wednesday (9/6) at the West Lafayette Public Library at 5 PM for the #PurdueEnglishBigRead Kick-Off! Prof. Li Wei will deliver "5 Things to Know About Journey to the West," & we'll be giving away FREE copies of the book while supplies last 🎉

BIG NEWS: The #PurdueEnglishBigRead 2023–24 selection is Julia Lovell's new translation of Wu Cheng'en's MONKEY KING: JOURNEY TO THE WEST! 🐒🌄 This rollicking adaptation is full of humor & heart, punches & punchlines. Visit our website to learn more 🔗: cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl…

Happy 2023 #PurdueDayofGiving! 🚂 ✨Today, we hope you'll consider donating to the #PurdueEnglishBigRead to help us continue building our literary community. Visit purdue.university/CLA to show your support—and stay tuned for the 2023 Book Reveal! 📚

Tune in TOMORROW for the #PurdueEnglishBigRead reveal! Follow @purdue_english & keep an eye on cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl… for all of your 2023 Big Read updates. #PurdueEnglish 📖✨

Can you guess the new #PurdueEnglishBigRead selection? 💭 We will be announcing the 2023 selection on Wednesday, April 26! Be sure to follow @purdue_english and visit cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl… for updates. #PurdueEnglish 📖✨

NEXT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, is the #PurdueDayofGiving! Visit purdue.university/CLA to learn how YOU can support literary and community engagement through this year’s #PurdueEnglishBigRead 📖 #BoilerUp! 🚂✨

Stay tuned for the BIG reveal…👀 We will announce the 2023 #PurdueEnglishBigRead in 2 WEEKS! Follow @purdue_english and visit cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl… for all of your 2023 Big Read updates. #PurdueEnglish 📖✨

Looking for what to read after #MexicanGothic? Don't worry—the #PurdueEnglishBigRead has got you covered! 📚✨ Check out these recommendations ⬇️ You can read more about each title in our Read-Alike Catalog (🔗: tinyurl.com/yc8ncade) (🧵 1/4)

Registration for the #PurdueEnglishBigRead Capstone Event opens TOMORROW (10/19) at NOON! You'll be able to register through Eventbrite here: tinyurl.com/4tt937kn🔗 The first 90 registrants who attend in person will receive a FREE bookplate signed by Silvia Moreno-Garcia! 🌟

TOMORROW @ 7 PM: Tune in for #PurdueEnglishBigRead's MONSTERS & MAYHEM Virtual Trivia Night 🌩️🦇🥀 The top 3 contenders will win a copy of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel Gods of Jade & Shadow! See our "Events" page for instructions on how to play (tinyurl.com/4vtewzwh).