ALT Rebekah Taussig, who is a white woman with bobbed hair. She is wearing a red sweater and sitting in her wheelchair in front of a wall painted with giant strawberries

ALT graphic with photograph of people around a table and text that says Announcing the 23-24 NEA Big Read Grantees 62 organizations $1.07 Million Awarded and NEA Big Read logo

ALT Top: A group of happy people reading books. Bottom: A group of happy people singing on stage.

ALT collage of five pics including a group of people holding copies of American Sunrise, two young people sitting in an auditorium discussing books, a woman speaking from stage to an audience, a musical group, and a woman sitting outside reading a book. There is also text that says #NEABigRead

ALT Shinnecock Indian Nation drummers playing a ceremonial blessing song to welcome poet Joy Harjo’s performance at Stony Brook University, with overlaid text reading, “Story: Long Islanders explore identity and connection through NEA Big Read.”

ALT headshot of Sara Smarsh, who is a white woman with long blonde hair. She is smiling and looking away from the camera.

ALT A white background with black text reading "2022-2023 NEA Big Read. 15 Books. 62 Grantees. $1.07 Million Awarded." NEA Big Read logo is at the bottom of the photo, and a stack of the 15 books selected for the program is to the right of the text

ALT A photo of two kids in masks who are seated and facing the camera. The superimposed text reads We are a 2022-2023 NEA Big Read Grantee!

ALT a group of children and adults wearing masks shows off the books they made in a bookmaking Big Read workshop

ALT Tales from La Vida: LatinX Comics Workshop with Frederick Luis Aldama. Sat. April 2, 2PM via Zoom. Contact @knoxwrites1 for more information or get registered at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_beMwJn9CRO2Y_qel-MaxvA @NEABigRead is a program of the @NEAarts in partnership with @ArtsMidwest.

ALT photo of Zora Neale Hurston