The Center for the Humanities invites you to join us in reading Natasha Brown’s razor-sharp 102-page novella, Assembly.

Drake students, faculty, or staff who want a book can request a free copy via this Google form.

Books will be available for pick-up at Nos Books, located in the Drake neighborhood, during the first two weeks of the spring semester (Jan 26-Feb 6). An optional but celebratory catered book chat will take place on Friday, March 6, at 10 a.m., so readers can share their thoughts on the book.

The goals of this common read are to celebrate books and human ingenuity, and to promote connections among students, faculty, staff, and the Drake neighborhood through a focused reading experience. Please join us!

— Jeanette Tran, Associate Professor of English