The Hilbert College Reads program is a common intellectual reading experience that engages students and creates a sense of community through cross-disciplinary conversations.
Every year, the Hilbert College Reads committee selects a text and invites the author to present on campus. This event is open to the local community.
“What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen” by Kate Fagan
is the 2019-2020 All Hilbert College Reads selection.
What Made Maddy Run is the heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today. What Made Maddy Run spent one month as the #1 New York Times best-seller on the Sports list in 2017. The book addresses the important issues of anxiety, depression, and suicide in a perfectionist, social-media driven society.
Author Kate Fagan is scheduled to speak on October 22, 2019 in the Swan Auditorium at 6:30 p.m.