The 2022–23 Book in Common is Thi Bui’s “The Best We Could Do,” a 2017 illustrated memoir about the author’s family’s journey from Vietnam to the United States and the universal struggles of connecting with family, culture and identity.
Incarcerated for most of his adult life until age 42, Benny Gutierrez is proud to be graduating with a degree in humanities and having founded a program for formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students.
As the culminating event for this year's Book in Common, “How to Be an Antiracist,” Chico State will host a virtual discussion with best-selling author Ibram X. Kendi on April 21.