2019-2020 Go Big Read: The Poison Squad : HOME
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TED TALK WITH DEBORAH BLUM
2019-2020 GO BIG READ AUTHOR KEYNOTE EVENT
Date: Tuesday, October 15
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Memorial Union Theater - Shannon Hall
No tickets required. Sign language interpreting and real-time CART captioning will be provided.
If you need an accommodation to attend this event, please contact the Go Big Read office. All accommodation requests should be made no less than two weeks before the event. We will attempt to fulfill requests made after this date, but cannot guarantee they will be met.
2019-2020 SELECTION
The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
By Deborah Blum
PAST GO BIG READ SELECTIONS
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (2018-2019)
Hillbilly Elegy (2017-2018)
Evicted (2016-2017)
Just Mercy (2015-2016)
I am Malala (2014-2015)
A Tale for the Time Being (2013-2014)
Radioactive: A Tale of Love and Fallout (2012-2013)
Enrique's Journey (2011-2012)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010-2011