Penn’s Kelly Writers House Marathon Reading by University of Pennsylvania

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On March 31, the 2016 Kelly Writers House annual Marathon Reading event celebrated the book If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino.

About 25 volunteers including students, staff and visitors took 10-minute turns at the podium reading portions of the book aloud, straight through from noon to 8 p.m.

The room was decorated with white and black free-floating balloons tied to pages from the book. Food referenced in the text complemented the event and included meatballs, roasted chicken and pastries with whipped cream.

Text by Jeanne Leong
Photos courtesy of Kelly Writers House
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