The 2010 Random House, Inc. First-Year Reading catalog is hot off the presses!
The catalog features recommended titles for common reading programs within subjects such as Life Stories, Inspiration and Guidance, Going Green and Money Matters. This new resource also includes messages from select authors, excerpts from widely adopted books, letters from university administrators and information on new and upcoming books.
If you are headed to Denver next week for the annual First Year Experience Conference we invite you to join us for an afternoon of authors, their wonderful books, and food!
WHEN: Monday, February 15th, 11:30AM-1:30PM
WHERE: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel Plaza, Ballroom – Salon F
WHY: To hear five authors speak about their books
West Texas A&M University has selected The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine by Somaly Mam for their common reading program.
Somaly Mam was sold into sexual slavery by her grandfather when she was only twelve years old. For the next decade she was shuttled through the brothels that make up the sprawling sex trade of Southeast Asia. She suffered unspeakable acts of brutality and witnessed horrors that would haunt her for the rest of her life–until, in her early twenties, she managed to escape. Unable to forget the girls she left behind, Mam became a tenacious and brave leader in the fight against human trafficking, rescuing sex workers–some as young as five and six–offering them shelter, rehabilitation, healing, and love and leading them into new life.
Ms. Mam recently spoke at UCLA about her experiences and her foundation. Check out the video below.
Do you have a copy of our One Book, One Community catalog? If not, email library@randomhouse.com to request one!
The results are in for another One Book vote! This time Schenectady, New York and the Schenectady Public Library has selected Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by first-time novelist Jamie Ford for the 2010 “One County, One Book” read.
Want to know why another university has chosen a particular book for their program? Curious about how they plan to incorporate it into their cirriculum or campus programs?
Dr. Stephen P. Girardot, Director of the Office of Success Programs at Georgia Institute of Technology shares why Outcasts United was chosen for their common reading program and the ways in which they will utilize this wonderful book with their students.
Check out these videos featuring Bill Strickland; CEO, MacArthur “genius” grant winner, and author of Make the Impossible Possible.
Mr. Strickland is a dynamic speaker and gives talks around the nation. To learn more about him and inquire about arranging a visit to your school or university e-mail rhacademic@randomhouse.com.
In Saratoga Springs, NY the votes are in! They have selected The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for their 2009-2010 community-wide read!
January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb….
As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.
The Saratoga Reads website offers this glimpse into their recent selection process as they narrowed down the nominated books, one by one.
How does your program select books? Leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of Guernsey.
The idea of a “common read” is that it should appeal to the masses. It seems my home city of San Diego, California is taking their decision directly to the people for their next community-wide selection. The powers that be have narrowed the contenders down to three for the One Book, One San Diegoprogram and are inviting readers to vote on the local PBS station’s website.
Just saying a quick “hi” to all our new readers! Common Reads is continuing to grow. Please bookmark our blog and check back often for the latest and best in title recommendations, adoption news, resources, and information relating to Freshman and Common Reading programs at the school/university and community levels.
As a “thank you” for reading, we’re giving away copies of Pulitzer prize-winning author Tracy Kidder’s newest book, Strength in What Remains. The first 5 people to comment get one!
The 2010 Random House, Inc. First-Year Reading catalog is hot off the presses!
