From Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Wichitans are being urged to read "My Antonia," Willa Cather's classic 1918 novel about immigrant life on the Great Plains, and then engage in a communitywide discussion about the book. One of the venues for that discussion is here on the pages of Kansas.com.

• Follow our guest bloggers as they talk about the book as they're reading it
• Join the conversation in our Big Read discussion forum

The Big Read is an effort by the National Endowment for the Arts to restore reading to the center of American culture.

• Learn more about the national Big Read
• Learn more about Wichita's Big Read