Monthly Archives: August 2010
St. Bonaventure Freshmen Begin the New School Year with Henrietta Lacks
The folks at St. Bonaventure University have done some amazing programming in support of their common reading selection of Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Ms. Jean Trevarton Ehman, Director, Teaching and Learning Center, St. Bonaventure University writes … Continue reading →
Why Howard University will have Dreams from My Father
The Writing Program at Howard University has selected Barack Obama’s memoir, Dreams From My Father for its Common Text to be read by all incoming first-year students this Fall. Says Dana A. Williams, Ph.D., Department of English Chair, about … Continue reading →
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Frank Phillips College students will Make the Impossible Possible
Students at Frank Phillips College have a lot to discuss this Fall as they read Make the Impossible Possible: One Man’s Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary as part of the university’s common reading program. Previously … Continue reading →
Enrique’s Journey resonates nationwide
Enrique’s Journey, the astonishing true story of a Honduran boy’s perilous quest to reach his mother in the United States, by award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario has been named the second most read book for common reading programs over this past … Continue reading →
Georgia State University to kick off First-Year Book Program with Outcasts United
For its inagural First-Year Book Program, Georgia State University has selected what is quickly becoming a state favorite: Outcasts United by Warren St. John. Incoming first-year students will have the opportunity to read the book this summer and it will be integrated … Continue reading →
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What librarians are saying about the Random House, Inc. One Book, One Community catalog…
Random House Library Services recently received some wonderful feedback about their One Book, One Community catalog and recommended books. Carrie Reich, Director of the Martin Library at The Art Institute of York – Pennsylvania says: I was looking through … Continue reading →
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Dark Tide to wash over Boston
Last week, Random House Library announced Boston’s first ever city-wide read selection: Stephen Puelo’s Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919. Read the announcement here. ——————– Order an Exam Copy More About the Book Praise for Dark Tide
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Link up with CommonReads!
By now most of you are probably familiar with the CommonReads Facebook page. If not, be sure to “like us” on Facebook today! Does your university, library, or common reading program have its own Facebook page? Are you discussing your … Continue reading →
Morgan State University to read Medical Apartheid and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks during the 2010-2011 academic year
Morgan State University will add two Random House, Inc. books to their campus-wide reading program this coming academic year. For the Fall 2010 semester, the university has selected Harriet A. Washington’s 2007 National Book Critic’s Circle Award Winner, Medical … Continue reading →
