2013 GO BIG READ
A Tale for the Time Being
By Ruth Ozeki
A Tale for the Time Being is a powerful story about the ways in which reading and writing connect two people who will never meet. Spanning the planet from Tokyo’s Electric Town to Desolation Sound, British Columbia, and connected by the great Pacific gyres, A Tale for the Time Being tells the story of a diary, washed ashore in a Hello Kitty lunchbox, and the profound effect it has on the woman who discovers it. (From the author's website)
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Program News
Author Ruth Ozeki's public presentation will be October 28, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in Union South's Varsity Hall.
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