Kafka Prize meeting
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Kafka Prize meeting In-Person
The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize Committee is hosting a reading group for this year's winning book, Girls Girls Girls by Shoshanna von Blanckensee. Von Blanckensee will be visiting the University of Rochester on Thursday October 29th at 5PM for a reading and reception.
The reading group will be casual and open to staff, faculty, students, and community members
You do not need to attend each meeting or the entirety of meetings, where we will hold discussions of various aspects of the book. We will offer a free copy of the book to those who register (up to 25 participants), and we will offer snacks during meetings.
Please register for the reading group here so we can be sure to have a copy of the book for you.
The reading group will meet in the Humanities Center Lounge in Rush Rhees Library on:
• Friday, October 9 from 12-1
• Friday, October 23 from 12-1
• Author meeting on October 29 TBA
- Date:
- Friday, October 9, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- * Humanities Center
- Library:
- Rush Rhees
- Audience:
- Faculty or Staff Graduate students or Postdocs Library staff Undergraduate students
Event Organizer
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