Immersive Reading Activity | A Letter to the Faraway
From Lin Juemin's A Letter to My Wife to Wang Xiaobo's "Hello, Li Yinhe," letters have always carried more than words. Between the lines, they hold the warmth of people and places far away.
At the start of a new semester, distance can suddenly take familiar forms: a train ticket, a choppy video call, or a message typed out and deleted before it is ever sent. The things left unsaid, the words we struggle to put into words, are often simply waiting for the right way to be expressed.
With the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, WKU Library invites you to join the first Immersive Reading Activity of the new semester. Take a journey through books, and then put pen to paper to write a letter to someone far away.
Details
Activity Introduction
The Immersive Reading Activity is a specially curated experience by the Wenzhou-Kean University Library. In a tranquil setting, participants immerse themselves in two hours of focused reading accompanied by "one book," and conclude by sharing their insights through "one reflection." Held monthly around a specific theme, the event transforms reading from a solitary activity into an opportunity for community connection.
Activity Location
SLAC 607
Academic Seminar
Activity Time
2026.9.23
13:15-15:45
Activity Schedule
01 Reading Session
13:15-14:45
Participants may choose a book from the recommended reading list or library collection for immersive reading. The selection includes collections of real letters as well as stories told through correspondence. As you read, feel free to jot down any lines that move you. They may inspire the letter you write later.
02 Writing Session
14:45-15:15
Close your book and write a letter. You may adopt the voice of a character from your book, or simply write to someone far away in your own words. The library will provide stationery, envelopes, and stamps. You may choose to have your letter mailed by the library or take it with you and send it yourself.
03 Sharing Session
15:15-15:45
Participants are welcome to take turns sharing a favorite passage from a letter, reading it aloud in their local dialect if they wish, and sharing their thoughts on the letters they have read.
Students who attend this activity will receive 2 hours of volunteer time. Please scan the QR code on the left to register, and the QR code on the right to join the group.
Booklist
Echoes of Growing Up
《父亲的道歉信》
《爱书来扬之水存谷林信札》
《千万千万别给我回信：太宰治的信》
《交给你了：约翰·伯格父子的26封信》
《亲爱的安吉维拉：或一份包含15条建议的女性主义宣言》
《解忧杂货店》
《只想遇见你的人生：给女儿的饮食情书》
《成为小王子：圣-埃克苏佩里手稿书信集》
《亲爱的三毛》
《给青年的十二封信》
…
Kindred Spirits in Distant Lands
《给青年诗人的信》
《凡·高自传：亲爱的提奥》
《黑塞书信集》
《亲爱的邦尼, 亲爱的沃洛佳》
《从文家书》
《始于极限：女性主义往复书简》
《赫尔曼·黑塞与托马斯·曼书信集》
《紫颜色》
《大海的来信》
《曾国藩家书》
…
Letters Across Time
《昔日来信：沈从文精选集》
《改变世界的信》
《冰岛往事. 3, 写信人》
《走近最可爱的人：李蕤赴朝家书日记》
《书信集》
《波德莱尔书信集》
《亚当·斯密通信集》
《南方来信》
《梁启超家书》
《我想理解：汉娜·阿伦特访谈与书信》
…
Brief Letters, Lasting Affection
《自深深处》
《山茶文具店》
《一个陌生女人的来信》
《简·奥斯汀书信集》
《致密伦娜情书》
《海明威书信集》
《少年维特的烦恼》
《活着为了相爱》
《窄门》
《查令十字街84号》
…
(All the books above are available for borrowing after the activity.)
As the film Dear you puts it, "Though rivers and seas may stretch for miles, thinking of you makes the distance feel small." When a letter travels from one person to another, what the recipient reads upon opening it is not the distance between them, but the thought and care carried across it.
If there is someone "far away" in your heart, come to WKU Library. Read the letters others have written, then take up a pen and write one of your own. Write to your family, your friends, or even your future self—anyone you wish to reach
On the afternoon of September 23, join us at the SLAC 607 Academic Seminar for the Immersive Reading Activity. We have prepared the books, stationery, and stamps. All that's missing is you.
Content & Layout｜GU Mengmeng & Yeyingtong
First Review | TANG Lianyi
Second Review | HU Linxiao
Third Review | REN Yuanyuan
