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How Rebecca Skloot Built The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, has been interviewed a multitude of times on the story behind the book, but The OPEN Notebook chose instead to focus on these two interesting topics: the structure of the … Continue reading →
Virginia Commonwealth University Selects The Other Wes Moore as FYE Pick for Fall!
Exciting news this morning: Common Reads has learned that Virginia Commonwealth University has selected The Other Wes Moore as its First Year Experience pick for this fall! Lets not forget that Moore will also be a featured speaker at next … Continue reading →
One more for Enrique’s Journey!
Another great adoption for Enrique’s Journey! CommonReads has just learned that Sonia Nazario’s book has been selected as Millersville University’s fifth freshman read. In case you missed it, click here to view Ms. Nazario’s upcoming speaking schedule. Also, check … Continue reading →
Mark your calendars for the Seventh Annual Random House First-Year Experience Author Luncheon!
Random House announces its Seventh Annual Author Luncheon at the 2011 First-Year Experience Conference in Atlanta, GA. Authors in attendance include: Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore: The Story of One Name and Two Fates … Continue reading →
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Spotlight on: The Other Wes Moore
Two boys with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. The Other Wes … Continue reading →
Southern Methodist University videos get the word out about Common Reading
Looking for new and exciting ways to get the word out about your common reading selection? Take a page out of SMU’s book. To inform students about their 2010 Common Reading book, Zeitoun by Dave Eggers, Southern Methodist University produced … Continue reading →
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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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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 →
Highschool, College, and Beyond – Great Books for Your Common Readers & Grads
It’s May and you all know what that means…graduating seniors! Whether they are high schoolers going off to college or college grads entering the workforce, there is no doubt your students will be juggling pearls of wisdom from all … Continue reading →
Emory University PhD student explains why you should bring Rebecca Skloot to your campus
Laura E. Mariani is a second-year PhD student of Neuroscience at Emory University who writes about her experiences on her blog, Neurotypical. Last month she wrote at length about a recent student seminar and talk given at the university by Rebecca Skloot, … Continue reading →
