Munger Fellows Events 2019-2020 View Other Sessions

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood is an autobiographical comedy book written by the South African comedian Trevor Noah. He discusses how his life was affected by Apartheid, and it has great reviews. 

If you do not have a copy, please register for this event. For those who already have copies, when finished please return to the Community Center and email tashadeb@umich.edu so I can re-distribute. 

Join us for a discussion of Educated - Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home.

Anyone who has read the book is welcome to join our discussion! Snacks will be provided. 

Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2018 novel by Delia Owens. The story follows two timelines that slowly intertwine. The first timeline describes the life and adventures of a young girl named Kya as she grows up isolated in the marsh of North Carolina from 1952–1969. The second timeline follows a murder investigation of Chase Andrews, a local celebrity of Barkley Cove, a fictional coastal town of North Carolina. It has won many awards as was also No. 1 for 2019 on Amazon's list of fiction.

To reserve your copy, please register for this event. Your uniquename will be logged so we can organize a time to distribute the book and to ensure that we can collect the book from you when you are finished. It is expected that you please RETURN the book after the discussion on March 10.