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Go Big Read @GoBigRead

UW-Madison’s common reading program, Go Big Read, account. The ‘24-’25 book is Rebekah Taussig's 'Sitting Pretty.' Book related items shared and discussed.

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Interim Chancellor Eric M. Wilcots@uwchancellor
5 May 2025
Congratulations to this year's @GoBigRead author and just announced PULITZER PRIZE WINNER Percival Everett!📚Wow! What a well-deserved honor and I can't wait for our Badger community to dig into the award winning 'James.' washingtonpost.com/books/202…

‘James’ wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Everett’s novel was honored at the 2025 awards, along with other books in the categories of fiction, general nonfiction, memoir, poetry, history and biography.

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Happening tomorrow night at Memorial Union! Don’t miss it! Livestream link: youtube.com/live/zb1QYD43ukY
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Our final discussion is scheduled for Thursday, Jan 30, 2025, 6:00pm to 7:00pm. It will be held online on Zoom. Follow this link for more information and Zoom registration: madisonpubliclibrary.org/eve… Don't miss out on your last chance to discuss the 2024-2025 Go Big Read!
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UW–Madison Diversity@uw_diversity
3 Dec 2024
International Day of People with Disabilities is a time to learn, educate, and take action to support our community members with disabilities. Learn about ways to champion accessibility on campus by visiting accessible.wisc.edu. #IDPWD #IDPWD2024
Graphic for International Day of People with Disabilities featuring five individuals set against a pink background with decorative foliage.

ALT Graphic for International Day of People with Disabilities featuring five individuals set against a pink background with decorative foliage.
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Go Big Read@GoBigRead
12 Nov 2024
Tomorrow is the last day to submit your suggestions for the next Go Big Read! Be sure to get your nominations in now… gobigread.wisc.edu/participa…
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Suggest a book for the 2025-2026 Go Big Read! Nominations close November 13th📚
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Wisconsin Alumni@WisAlumni
31 Oct 2024
From the UW Archives: 13 photos that are creepier than they need to be... 👻 Happy Halloween! 🎃 Check out more if you dare: uwalumni.com/news/from-the-u…
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Go Big Read@GoBigRead
23 Oct 2024
It's that time of year again! We need your help choosing the 2025-2026 Go Big Read. Click the link to submit your suggestion, nominations are open until November 13th. gobigread.wisc.edu/participa…
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ALT QR code to Go Big Read book suggestion form

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Go Big Read@GoBigRead
23 Oct 2024
Here's some guidelines for what we're looking for. Remember to submit your suggestion before November 13th! gobigread.wisc.edu/participa…
criteria that Go Big Read is looking for, with some graphics representing each criteria

ALT criteria that Go Big Read is looking for, with some graphics representing each criteria
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Wisconsin Alumni@WisAlumni
21 Oct 2024
The iconic prank lives on 💗🦩Thanks to Fill the Hill, pink plastic flamingos flock to Bascom Hill every year on the Friday of homecoming week! Want to be a part of something unflappable? Join us for a day of giving and goofiness: uwflamingos.com/wisalumni24
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Go Big Read@GoBigRead
17 Oct 2024
Check out this article about the Go Big Read Author Keynote Event last night!✨ news.wisc.edu/go-big-read-au…

Go Big Read author reflects on disability, kindness, independence

“When we advocate for ourselves, not only are we making that space more accessible for the people coming after us, but I think that people around us feel more freed up to say, ‘This isn't working for...

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Interim Chancellor Eric M. Wilcots@uwchancellor
17 Oct 2024
Big thank you to Rebekah Taussig, our fabulous 2024 @gobigread Author of Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body for sharing insightful thoughts, stories, & knowledge with our campus & broader community. An important and inspiring book and conversation.
Chancellor Mnookin and author Rebekah Taussig engage in a discussion on stage at the 2024 Go Big Read event.

ALT Chancellor Mnookin and author Rebekah Taussig engage in a discussion on stage at the 2024 Go Big Read event.
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On Wisconsin magazine@OnWisMag
16 Oct 2024
Rebekah Taussig visits @UWMadison tonight to discuss her Go Big Read book, Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body. @UWMadEducation's @CarlynMueller thinks the book helps build community around the experiences of disabled people. onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/tea…

Teaching Possibility | On Wisconsin

Professor Carlyn Mueller helps students with disabilities realize their potential.

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Wisconsin Book Fest@WIBookFestival
15 Oct 2024
Join the #WIBookFest & @GoBigRead for an evening with Rebekah Taussig and her memoir SITTING PRETTY, which challenges us as a society to be patient and vigilant as we set to work to write an entirely different story. See you on 10/16 at Union South @ 7pm! wisconsinbookfestival.org/ev…
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Happening this Saturday! Hope to see you there 😁
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Check out Go Big Read’s October Events!
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Go Big Read@GoBigRead
10 Sep 2024
Disability Jeopardy and Book Discussion of the Go Big Read happening tonight at Hawthorne Library!
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Happening next week!
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Another year, another convocation celebration recap!
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Go Big Read@GoBigRead
12 Aug 2024
Happening this Wednesday the 14th from 4-5pm at Rennebohm Park! Come to hear more about the book list on disabilities, put together by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, as well as information about this year’s Go Big Read!
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