SJSU Campus Reading Program

2007 Book Selection

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The fall 2007 book – Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer, is a collection of eight engaging short stories. Ms. Packer was the Lurie Distinguished Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at SJSU in Spring 2008. Ms. Packer was also identified by Smithsonian magazine as one of 36 innovators under the age of 37.

Table of Contents

• Author information:

  • Barnes & Noble info

  • Wikipedia

  • Interview with University of Pittsburgh students

  • Interview with Seattle PI (newspaper)

  • Smithsonian magazine

• Reading guide and questions from the publisher (Penguin)

• 2004 Alex Awards

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