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Below is a list of Campus Read events for Fall 2025.
Mark Twain Live!
November 2, 6:30 p.m.
Mountainlair Ballrooms
Former WVU educator Doug Riley returns to his alma mater to provide a monologue and discussion about Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain's life, and the book James. This event is sponosred by the WVU Campus Read and the Honors College.
Why are Huckleberry Finn and James Relevant to readers today?
November 10, 7:30 p.m.
Gluck Theatre, Mountainlair
Professors Tim Sweet, Mark Brazaitis, and Ben Bascom will discuss why the literary legacy of Twain's novel is as important in 2025 as it was in 1885 when it was published, and how Everett's retelling continues the conversation Twain started 140 years ago.
Mark Twain Live!
November 2, 6:30 p.m.
Mountainlair Ballrooms
Former WVU educator Doug Riley returns to his alma mater to provide a monologue and discussion about Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain's life, and the book James. This event is sponosred by the WVU Campus Read and the Honors College.
Why are Huckleberry Finn and James Relevant to readers today?
November 10, 7:30 p.m.
Gluck Theatre, Mountainlair
Professors Tim Sweet, Mark Brazaitis, and Ben Bascom will discuss why the literary legacy of Twain's novel is as important in 2025 as it was in 1885 when it was published, and how Everett's retelling continues the conversation Twain started 140 years ago.
The Historical Discussion of James
November 13, 7 p.m.
Gluck Theatre, Mountainlair
WVU Social Work Professor Rebekah Dunaway and others will discuss the method of communication referred to as Code Switching, how it is used in the novel James, and as it is used every day, by nearly everyone.
What the Water Remembers: Visual Confluences in Percival Everett's James
Early November
Stewart Hall Gallery
Using pieces from WVU's Collection, Robert Bridges, WVU Museum curator, will be debuting the exhibit "What the Water Remembers: Visual Confluences in Percival Everett's James" in the Stewart Hall Gallery.
Stewart Hall Gallery
Using pieces from WVU's Collection, Robert Bridges, WVU Museum curator, will be debuting the exhibit "What the Water Remembers: Visual Confluences in Percival Everett's James" in the Stewart Hall Gallery.