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ReadUP 2025: Wild: The Book

Book Distribution

Starting November 21: If you reserved a copyit's time to pick up your book! Students living in residence halls can pick up the book from their hall director. For everyone else, books can be picked up at the Clark Library service desk during open hours.

eBook copies are also available for reading the book on your phone, tablet, or other device.

The Book

Cover of Wild shows a single hiking boot"Traces the personal crisis the author endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous 1,100-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal."

Author Talk
Schoenfeldt Distinguished Visiting Writers Series presents Cheryl Strayed

Thursday, March 13, 2025
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Buckley Center Auditorium
Free

Book Activities

Saturday, February 8

Screening of the movie adaptation of Wild.

7 p.m., Brian Doyle Auditorium, Dundon-Berchtold Hall

Wednesday, February 19

Fr. Pat Hannon reflects on his recent Pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela.

7 p.m., Brian Doyle Auditorium, Dundon-Berchtold Hall

Saturday, February 22

Join the Garaventa Center for a hike along the Wildwood Trail in Forest Park.

Time: TBD

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