To register for Autumn Quarter 2023: Sign Up Here!
The UW Tacoma Library, in collaboration with the Center for Equity and Inclusion, is pleased to announce that its award-winning social justice book club, Real Lit[erature], will be reading The Shadow Sister, by Lily Meade, for Autumn Quarter 2023! This is the 19th book we have read, and we are delighted by this thriller that shines a deep spotlight on racial justice.
“A gripping, speculative thriller from a dazzling new voice about a teen who disappears…and returns, changed in ways that trauma alone can’t explain.
Sutton going missing is the worst thing to happen to Casey, to their family. She’s trying to help find her sister, but Casey is furious. And she can’t tell anyone about their argument before Sutton disappeared. Everyone paints a picture of Sutton’s perfection: the popular cheerleader with an entourage of friends, a doting boyfriend, and a limitless future. But Sutton manipulated everyone around her, even stole an heirloom bracelet from Casey. People don’t look for missing Black girls—or half-Black girls—without believing there is an angel to be saved.” (Description from author’s website).
What is Real Lit?
Real Lit[erature] reads books about social justice and is open to anyone affiliated with UW: students, faculty, and staff!
Build community, reduce isolation and enhance campus education by joining a peer-based book club! The goals of Real Lit have always been to create greater awareness and discussion of the experiences that are being had by our students, staff, and community members. Interacting with narratives that reflect different experiences has provided opportunities for dialogue with peers about both shared and disparate experiences.
- We strive to be an actively anti-racist space and spend the first session crafting and reviewing community agreements.
- Meetings will be completely remote, via Zoom: Thursdays 12:30-1:20 beginning 9/28.
- Zoom link will be forthcoming after sign ups.
- Please note: Real Lit is completely optional and you will not be graded. Students receive copies of books on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Questions? Feel free to reach out to alainac@uw.edu, jmjk@uw.edu, mailon@uw.edu, alisajk@uw.edu or lgonza3@uw.edu!
To register for Autumn Quarter 2023: Sign Up Here!
Accommodations:
Zoom video sessions can be close-captioned. We will work with you for further disability accommodation.