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When: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 9:00 amWhere: Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden Following in a long tradition of marathon readings sponsored by the UCLA Department of English, please join a 24-hour reading of Edward Said’s memoir, Out of Place, from Oct 1, 9am – Oct 2, 9am. The event is co-sponsored by departments and units on campus including:…

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 Parable series. Books are an excellent Mother’s Day gift, so…

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 in that it will be narrated by three new female voices. The Testaments will be released on September…

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 resonated with certain readers and a real-life Earthseed religion was created! Members of Earthseed participate in ritual and prayer described in Butler’s…

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, children’s literature, and even a graphic novel. She has won several awards for her works, including…

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 science fiction after watching the movie Devil Girl from…

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, authors, and literature enthusiasts read aloud…

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 2004, when they co-founded Go Fug Yourself, a popular snarky celebrity-fashion…