Program Description
Event Details
WKCTCS Crounse Hall, Room 101
Opening Reception: 5 p.m. - RSVP to Julie Moore, (270) 534-3212 or [email protected]
Public presentation, Q&A: 6 p.m.
Book signing to follow
World of Wonders (Milkweed Press, 2020), Nezhukumatathil's (neh-ZOO / koo-mah / tah-TILL) first nonfiction book, is a New York Times bestselling illustrated collection of nature essays told in the context of her unusual childhood growing up on the grounds of mental institutions in rural America and navigating the parent-push towards science while finding herself drawn toward language-all unfolding through detailed and delightful observations about the oddities and fascinations of our planet. Her descriptions move from the depths of the ocean, where the vampire squid looks for a "meal of marine snow" and the ribbon eel "unspools itself, as if a piece of ribbon candy has unfolded and softened in the sea," to the "tender and electric dress" of the firefly or the sound of cactus wrens. These clever descriptions are further supplemented by beautiful illustrations by Fumi Mini Nakamura throughout the book.
The One Book Read project, which began at West Kentucky Community and Technical College in 2008, is an effort to encourage reading across various groups of people on our campus and in our region. The project encourages the community, area school districts, and colleges to read the same book and come together to discuss it in a variety of settings. The McCracken County Public Library is a partner for this event each year.