MIT Reads is an all-MIT reading experience that aims to build community and foster understanding. Events and discussions are open to the entire MIT community Spring 2026 book selection – Everything I Never Told You We are delighted to announce our spring selection, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Get the book Events We invite you to explore our spring selection, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng with these events: • Tuesday, April 28, 5 – 6:30pm ‣ Hidden Truths & Human Ties: A Conversation with Celeste Ng. The event is free and open to all, but registration is required. • Wednesday, April 29, 12 – 1 pm ‣ Participate in an informal small group discussion over lunch, in-person only. The event is free, but registration is required. (MIT only) About the book Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet ... So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother’s bright blue eyes and her father’s jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue—in Marilyn’s […]