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To our faculty: we want to make sure you don't miss the opportunity to sign up for a 1:1 consultation with our UC Press editors before or after our book publishing workshop on April 22 -
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Please also remember to join us for our upcoming events:</span></div>
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<b>"A Time to Pause: Let’s Talk about Poetry," </b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">with Carlo Acevedo, Wed. April 16, 1:30 PM in COB2-295. RSVP
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<b>"Demystifying Book Publishing Workshop," </b>with Raina Polivka, Niels Hooper, & Michelle Lipinski, Tues. April 22, 1:30 PM in COB2-295. RSVP and register for 1:1 consultations
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<span style="color: black; background-color: white;"><b>"Public Humanities as Micro Joy: Building Human Connections in Tumultuous Times,"
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Our <b>Common Read</b> book, <i>The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World,
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<img alt="A white & gold background with dark blue polka dots in the right-hand corner. Title: Common Read. On the left is the cover of the book with a bird, leaves & berries. Book title: The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass. In the middle is the text of Book Club Discussions at Merced County Libraries: April 1, Merced, 12 pm; April 3, Gustine, 10 am; April 8, Livingston, 2:30 pm; April 9, Los Banos, 5:30 pm; April 16, Merced, 5:30 pm; April 17, Atwater, 4 pm; April 23, Merced, 12 pm; April 24, Delhi, 12 pm; April 29, Atwater, 5:30 pm; May 1, Merced, 10:30 am. Free books available on 03/03 at Merced County Libraries and UC Merced Center for the Humanities. Below that are logos of of the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the Center for the Humanities, Merced County Library and Friends of the Merced County Library. For more information, please contact Info@mercedcountylibrary.org." id="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_image_2" width="869" height="489" size="433638" contenttype="image/png" style="width: 869.799px; height: 489px; max-width: 1037px;" data-outlook-trace="F:21|T:21" src="cid:39395657-10e9-4ef9-8426-801629760269"></div>
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<b>Graduate Writing Group</b>, Wednesdays from 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM, COB2-295</div>
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<b>Faculty Write-In</b>, Fridays from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, COB2-295</div>
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