Community Read
Come Read With Us!
Join us this fall for our second annual Community Read. We're excited to explore issues of identity and belonging together!
The Community Read is brought to you collectively by:
Our 2025 Selection
ABOUT THE BOOK
Finalist for the Rudolfo Anaya Latino Focused Fiction Book Award
Longlisted for The Crook's Corner Book Prize
An Indie Next Pick
A Best Book of 2024: NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, ELLE, and Them
"A searing debut about the complexities of gender, power, and fame, told through the story of a young woman’s destructive relationship with a legendary writer."
For more information, visit Macmillon Publishers.
GET YOUR COPY AT:
Hard Copy:
Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons, Popular Reading Collection (2 copies)
Steelcase Library, Popular Reading Collection (2 copies)
Kent District Library (5 copies)
Grand Rapids Public Library (1 copy)
Ebook:
University Libraries (2 copies)
Kent District Library (1 copy)
Audiobook:
University Libraries (2 copies)
Kent District Library (1 copy)
Upcoming Events
Author Visit & Book Discussion Part II
Date: Thursday, November 20
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Note: The first hour of this event is reserved for faculty and staff. Students are invited to join for a Q&A with the author from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Location: Valley Campus - Alumni House
Event Details: Join us for afternoon refreshments and conversation with the author! RSVP Below.
Audience:
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - All GVSU Faculty and Staff
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - GVSU Faculty, Staff, and Students
RSVP Now to Join Our Discussions!
About the Author
A native of San Antonio, Texas, Ursula Villarreal-Moura is the author of two works of fiction. Her debut novel Like Happiness is a finalist for The Rudolfo Anaya Fiction Award, longlisted for The Crook’s Corner Book Prize, was selected as an Indie Next Pick and named a Best Book of 2024 by NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, ELLE, and Them. Math for the Self-Crippling, her flash fiction story collection, was a small press bestseller and has been taught at numerous universities. Her stories, essays, and interviews can be found in Lit Hub, Electric Literature, Story, Alta Journal, and The Rumpus, among others. She is a longtime advocate of reading diversely and of Land Back.
Content Warning - Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Sexual assault and harassment
- Discrimination and marginalization based on race/ethnicity and gender identity
- Addiction and substance abuse
We encourage readers to engage with this content thoughtfully and to take care of their mental and emotional well-being.