by UCLAmarathonreading | Mar 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
UCLA’s Marathon Reading will now take place from May 9th to May 10th! As the event is no longer taking place over Mother’s Day weekend, there is so much more time to brush up on your reading (or binging on Hulu!) of The Handmaid’s Tale and the...
by UCLAmarathonreading | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale, is publishing a sequel to the widely popular novel. Her new book, titled The Testaments, will discuss the world 15 years after The Handmaid’s Tale left off. Her new book will deviate from the previous novel...
by UCLAmarathonreading | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Octavia Butler’s Parable series features a religion, Earthseed, created by the protagonist, Lauren Oya Olamina. In both Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents, Lauren journals about Earthseed, a religion founded on principles of change. These tenets...
by UCLAmarathonreading | Feb 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 and published her most popular novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, in 1985, which inspired the creation of an original Hulu series. Atwood has a wide range of interests; she has published works of poetry, short fiction,...
by UCLAmarathonreading | Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Octavia Butler UCLA Marathon Reading is right around the corner, so it’s time to get excited by highlighting one of our featured authors! Octavia E. Butler was born on June 22, 1947. From a young age, she was a prolific writer. As a teen, Butler began to create...
by UCLAmarathonreading | Feb 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
UCLA’s Marathon Reading event will take place this year on Friday, May 10th at 12 PM to Saturday, 11th at 12 PM. After 9 successful years from 1996 to 2005, Marathon Reading is back for the third time! The event will bring three books to life as local artists,...
by UCLAmarathonreading | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
With less than one week left until the 12th Marathon Reading kicks off on May 8 at 9am in the Powell Library Courtyard, we’re excited to announce some special readers: 1pm: Jessica Morgan ’97 and Heather Cocks Heather and Jessica have been writing together since...
by UCLAmarathonreading | Apr 13, 2018 | News
This year, we are excited to announce a new fundraising initiative: the Marathon Reading Summer Research Fellowship. Your donation will support current scholars and encourage the next generation: four fellowships will fund two English PhD students and two...
by UCLAmarathonreading | Apr 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Take a tour with us behind the scenes and witness the magic yourself!
by UCLAmarathonreading | Feb 11, 2018 | News
The UCLA English Department/Friends of English Marathon Reading is an annual event that brings together the department, the campus, and the wider Los Angeles community to celebrate great works of literature spoken aloud. Hundreds of volunteers take turns, relay-style,...
