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From the Stacks

From the Stacks is Illinois Wesleyan University’s community boBook Club Logook club highlighting alumni authors who have made a significant impact on the world of writing. This quarterly webinar series invites readers to engage with IWU writers in fiction, history, sports, and more, all from the comfort of their own homes. Join us for in-depth discussions and live Q&A sessions that take you inside your favorite stories.

The Office of Alumni Engagement has partnered with local bookstore Bobzbay to offer our book club titles at a discounted price. Use code IWU during checkout at this link to receive 15% off!

If the current book club title is listed as out of stock, please text 309-434-9515 or email info@bobzbay.com and you will be notified as soon as the item is back in stock.


Upcoming Authors

Diego Baez Headshot
Yaguareté White by Diego Báez ‘07
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | 7 PM

Join the IWU Alumni Association and guest co-host Professor Michael Theune as we sit down with writer, educator, and abolitionist Diego Báez ‘07. We’ll be reading Báez’s debut collection, Yaguareté White, where English, Spanish, and Guaraní encounter each other through the elusive yet potent figure of the jaguar. Audience members are encouraged to read Yaguareté White prior to this virtual event and come prepared with questions for the author. IWU has partnered with local bookstore Bobzbay to offer this title at a discounted price. Follow the link above and enter code IWU at checkout for 15% off.

More information coming soon! 

 


Past Recordings

Empty Theatre: A Novel
Jac Jemc '04
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | 7 PM CST
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Leave Out the Tragic Parts: A Grandfather's Search for a Boy Lost to Addiction
Dave Kindred '63
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | 7 PM CST
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Contact Us

Amy Crumbaugh - Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement

Department - Alumni Engagement