🎙NEW EPISODE ALERT: Poetry is paying attention with Mark Hiskes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beh…

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season!

Today, we honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will leave you with one of Dr. King’s many insightful quotes: “Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.”

March is Reading Month! Teachers and educators, tell us what you are doing to celebrate to be featured on our social media and newsletter. It will take less than 2 minutes! ow.ly/a3HL50I7A4o

March is Reading Month! So tell us... what are you currently reading? 📚

The Hope College Orchestra is combining their beautiful music with traditional stories! And, our very own Director, Deb Van Duinen, is one of the narrators! We encourage you to attend tomorrow evening.

TUESDAY is the day! Leif Enger will be joining us on Hope College's campus. bigreadlakeshore.com/event/leifenge…

TOMORROW Leif Enger joins us in-person on Hope College's campus; we hope to see you there!

Leif Enger is joining us tonight in collaboration with Western Theological Seminar in Graves Hall, Hope College!

We are honored to be the MI Humanities Community Partner of the Year! hope.edu/news/2022/acad…

Only TWO days until we announce our 2022 book! 🥳 Who is excited? We certainly are!

Meet Circe, our 2022 book selection! We're looking forward to exploring Greek mythology and the Hero's Journey with Madeline Miller's incredible storytelling in Circe. We're also thrilled to share, for the 9th year, we've received a grant from the NEA Big Read!

We love our local Big Read teachers! Ashlyn Ruffner-Rowell (they/she) - you make the magic happen for our program!

hollandsentinel.com/story/opinion/… NEA Big Read Michigan Humanities Hope College Hope English Dept

New blog post up! Click the link to read “Remembering: The First Five Years” as we approach the 10th anniversary of the Big Read Lakeshore. blogs.hope.edu/thebigread/boo…

New blog post up! Click the link to read “Remembering: The Last Four Years” by Rachel Leep, as we approach the 10th anniversary of the Big Read Lakeshore. blogs.hope.edu/thebigread/unc…

Introducing our 2023 Big Read books! We are honored to have received a grant from the NEA Big Read, a program of the NEA and Arts Midwest, for the tenth year. For more information, visit our website. bigreadlakeshore.com

New blog post available! Read “Behind the Book: Quey and Ness” by Rachel Leep. blogs.hope.edu/thebigread/big… We hope you are enjoying Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi as much as we are!

Big Read Lakeshore Book Announcement! We're off and running! hope.edu/news/2024/acad…