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Diverse Books and Open Conversations Reading Group

The University of Chicago Library's Diverse Books & Open Conversations reading group brings together undergraduate students, graduate/professional students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local community members to read the same book and engage in dialogue. We aim to foster engagement in critical conversations around diversity and inclusion, and strive to enhance the campus climate and build community through a shared experience.

Open to all, we collectively select a book to read and meet to discuss in the Autumn and Spring quarters. Meetings are held either virtually or in-person, depending on current public health guidelines and University policies.

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Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine.

Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s magnetic collection Sabrina & Corina: Stories, breathes life into her Latina characters of indigenous ancestry and the land they inhabit in the American West. Against the backdrop of Denver, Colorado—a place that is as fierce as it is exquisite—these women navigate the land the way they navigate their lives: with caution, grace, and quiet force. Sabrina & Corina is a moving narrative of unrelenting feminine power and a powerful meditation on friendship, mothers and daughters. It is an exploration of the universal experiences of abandonment, heritage, and an eternal sense of home.