Please join Dr. Adrian Kane of Boise State University to discuss how the concept of modernity has been a prominent theme in Latin American literature for several generations. Using modernity as the framework for a dialogue about Urrea’s 2009 novel, Dr. Kane will analyze the ways in which Into the Beautiful North prompts questions about a variety topics including globalization, migration, gender, sexuality, and popular culture.
Main Library>NEA Big Read event
NEA Big Read Closing and Keynote Talk with author Luis Alberto Urrea
The 2019 Big Read Wood River Valley will conclude with a keynote talk by Into the Beautiful North author Luis Alberto Urrea.
Doors will open for limited, first-come seating in the John A. and Carole O. Moran Lecture Hall at 5:30, with a 6:00 p.m. start. There will also be a book signing following the talk, so bring your books! His new book, The Devil’s Highway, will also be on sale at the event.
NEA Big Read Kick-off Party
Please join us for music, activities, food and refreshments to kick-off the 2019 National Endowment of the Arts Big Read. Calendars of upcoming events and copies of the book, Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea, will also be given out to anyone interested in participating with the Big Read.
The party is being planned by student interns from WRHS and Nosotros United.
