Derek Pacheco

Associate Professor of English, Sandra K. Biggs and Harriet M. Crews Director of The Big Read

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Summer reading

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The #PurdueEnglishBigRead Podcast now has fans in six countries! You can listen to our entire backlog on Spotify, Amazon Music, or our RSS feed 🔗: https://t.co/81u79Ci4r5

Review, subscribe, & share with your fellow bibliophiles to help us reach new listeners!

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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!

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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 💛

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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.

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Enjoying the #PurdueEnglishBigRead? You can show your support by donating 🔗: https://t.co/WEZ65mVBQG

All donations help us share more books, host more events, & get more people excited about reading! 📚

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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 📆

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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!

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@EnsmingerJoseph @RhysLindmark Donovan’s _It’s All A Game_ is a popular history of board games. Aimed at a mass audience. Has a book on video games called _Replay_ too

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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: https://t.co/ZT3MUlokDi

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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: https://t.co/1jRapV8w7l

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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 🎉

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@NushPowell @S_Insley_H I was awakened by a child with a missing earring. I told her mom would fix it when she got back. Good luck!

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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 🔗: https://t.co/FH36w4Djxl

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Take all my money, Big Read. Can’t wait for the reveal!

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Happy 2023 #PurdueDayofGiving! 🚂 ✨Today, we hope you'll consider donating to the #PurdueEnglishBigRead to help us continue building our literary community. Visit https://t.co/EhoNDQHPXF to show your support—and stay tuned for the 2023 Book Reveal! 📚

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Happy 2023 #PurdueDayofGiving! 🚂 ✨Today, we hope you'll consider donating to the #PurdueEnglishBigRead to help us continue building our literary community. Visit https://t.co/EhoNDQHPXF to show your support—and stay tuned for the 2023 Book Reveal! 📚

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@drreznicek @NushPowell Nailed it.

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Tune in TOMORROW for the #PurdueEnglishBigRead reveal!

Follow @purdue_english & keep an eye on https://t.co/FH36w4Djxl for all of your 2023 Big Read updates. #PurdueEnglish 📖✨

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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 https://t.co/FH36w4Djxl for updates. #PurdueEnglish 📖✨

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NEXT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, is the #PurdueDayofGiving!

Visit https://t.co/EhoNDQInNd to learn how YOU can support literary and community engagement through this year’s #PurdueEnglishBigRead 📖

#BoilerUp! 🚂✨

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Stay tuned for the BIG reveal…👀 We will announce the 2023 #PurdueEnglishBigRead in 2 WEEKS! Follow @purdue_english and visit https://t.co/FH36w4Djxl for all of your 2023 Big Read updates. #PurdueEnglish 📖✨