In partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, UAA's College of Arts and Sciences is bringing The Seed Keeper to Anchorage and Alaska through events, collaborations with local organizations and book clubs, and free copies for Big Read participants.

Book Distributions

Below you’ll find details for our upcoming book distributions. We update this page regularly, so if you can’t make it to the next one, please check back soon. If your book club is interested in receiving free copies, we’d love to hear from you—just fill out the form on our contact page.

August 21st | 7:00pm | Atwood Concert Hall | An Evening with Bill Nye
September 4th | 12:00pm | ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building | Community Advisory Board Gathering
November 6th | 7:00pm | UAA Recital Hall | Seeds and Stories with Diane Wilson
June 25th | 9:00am | Anchorage Little Libraries | Big Read Bundles Drop

Gallery

Here you'll find community photos from our programming! For the chance to be featured on our social media, post how you're participating in our Big Read and tag us on our social pages!

Book Clubs

Below is a list of book clubs participating in our programming. Want to join? Explore by clicking the links below to find one that’s the best fit for you. If you have a book club that's interested in receiving free books, we’d love to hear from you—just fill out the form on our contact page.

UAA Employee Experience Book Club
Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Book Club
Silver Seawolves
Reaters (Private Anchorage Area Book Club)
Good For Reading (Private Anchorage Area Book Club)
Fireside Readers (Private Anchorage Area Book Club)
World Literature Book Club (Private Anchorage Area Book Club)
Camai Club at Kodiak College

Events

Below are events and workshops inspired by our book of the year. For more event announcements, follow our social pages or check back here regularly.

November 6th | 7:00pm | UAA Recital Hall | Author Diane Wilson Talks at UAA!
November 6th | 2:00-3:30pm | Mountain View Library, 120 Bragaw St. | 49 Writers Reading and Craft Talk with Diane Wilson!
May 21st | 7:00pm | Anchorage Museum | The Great Experiment? Creating a Nation.
June 25th | 9:00am | Anchorage Little Libraries | Big Read Bundles Drop
June 1-5 | 9:00am | Multi-day Biosphere Workshop with CAS Summer Camps
June 8-12 | 9:00am | Food, Nutrition, and Culinary Wellness Workshop with CTC Culinary Camp

Contact Us

Thank you for your interest in our Big Read programming.

For more information about The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read, please visit their website here.
If you have any questions about anything on this website, or would like to request a free copy of The Seed Keeper for yourself or your book club, please fill out a form here.