Albion’s Big Read: The Book

OUR 2026 Big read book: Midair BY Alicia d. williams

Alicia D. Williams's Mid Air is a novel-in-verse about a boy who is living with the grief of having lost his best friend. It’s interested the challenges and risks of being your authentic self, particularly for Black boys. Partially set in Michigan, Mid Air will get us thinking and talking about friendship, loss, racism, home, family, fear, honesty, and how to do the things that scare us.

Book Hubs

Grab your FREE copy of Alicia D. Williams’s BEAUTIFUL *Mid Air* at one of our Book Hubs starting 9/9!

City Hall (112 W. Cass Str.)

Albion District Library (501 S. Superior Str.)

The Charles Snyder Center (1300 Cooper Str.)

The Foundry Bakehouse (400 S. Superior Str.)

The Albion College English Department (4th floor of Vulgamore Hall)