July 12, 2022

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The following is being sent on behalf of Alex Regan, Events & Exhibitions Librarian
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Dear Faculty,

I am pleased to announce the shortlist of titles under consideration for UCSB Reads 2023.

The list includes both fiction and nonfiction titles that explore subjects ranging from racism in science, fast food and civil rights, urban design, Black women’s history, and the urban Native American experience.

UCSB Library has copies of the shortlisted books available for faculty who are considering incorporating one or more into a course. If you are interested in teaching one of these titles in winter or spring quarters 2023, please contact Alex Regan at aregan@ucsb.edu. Your feedback will be taken into consideration for the final selection.

The selections are (in alphabetical order):

UCSB Reads is an award-winning campus-wide and community-wide “one book” program. The selection committee consists of UCSB faculty, staff, students, and community partners who convene to select an intellectually stimulating, interdisciplinary book by a living author that appeals to a wide range of readers and can be incorporated into the UCSB curriculum. The final pick will be announced in the fall.

Now in its 17th year, the UCSB Reads program kicks off at the beginning of the winter quarter with a book giveaway and culminates in a public lecture with the author in the spring. A variety of free events will be held along the way to engage UCSB and the community-at-large around the book’s themes.