Monthly Archives: June 2010

June 29, 2010

San Francisco will read Zeitoun

Another city, another great adoption! San Francisco’s One City, One Book read for 2010 will be Dave Egger’s New York Times Notable Book, Zeitoun. It is a true story of one family caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the … Continue reading →

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June 21, 2010

Read Mountains Beyond Mountains this summer.

What are you reading this summer? The Harvard Crimson recently published a list of recommended summer reading titles for undergraduate students handpicked by college professors and faculty members. Among the books selected is First-Year Experience favorite, Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. Nancy … Continue reading →

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June 17, 2010

Get a FREE advanced reader’s edition of The Enough Moment!

In their New York Times bestseller, Not On Our Watch, human rights activist John Prendergast and Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle focused the world’s attention on genocide in Sudan by offering readers strategies on how to take action to end the … Continue reading →

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June 16, 2010

Queens University of Charlotte has “great expectations” for Mister Pip

Are your students or patrons reading Great Expectations? Consider adding Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones to your program. The book has been recently selected by Queens University of Charlotte for common reading. It is also the 2008 winner of the … Continue reading →

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June 14, 2010

Is Outcasts United your next common read? Check out the new lesson plan!

Is your common reading program considering Outcasts United by Warren St. John? Have you already adopted the book? Whatever the circumstance, be sure you check out the new Outcasts United college lesson plan. Prepared by an instructor at Georgia Tech University … Continue reading →

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June 11, 2010

Spotlight on Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

If your common reading committee is looking for a work of fiction that combines history with narrative and highlights issues still relevant today such as racism and injustice, consider Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. … Continue reading →

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June 10, 2010

Northern Michigan University & Marquette County to flock to The Sparrow

Northern Michigan University along with the county of Marquette have announced Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow as their One Book, One Community selection for 2010! The book, which has been previously selected for common reading programs at Knox College and … Continue reading →

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June 8, 2010

Crowdsourcing author takes One Book to Twitter

It seems the One Book phenomenon has hit Twitter.  In the recent article “What If?” for Publisher’s Weekly, author Jeff Howe discusses his new reading campaign, One Book, One Twitter—inspired not by book clubs but instead by people like you: ”what the … Continue reading →

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June 3, 2010

The Last Town on Earth goes to high school

Common reads aren’t just for college freshmen! Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio has chosen The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen as a campus-wide read. The book, however, is not new to the campus. After hearing about … Continue reading →

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