The following message to educators is contributed by author Tara Westover, who reflects on sharing her story with students and the stories they’ve shared in return.
An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Big Read annually supports approximately 75 dynamic community reading programs. Each community program that receives an NEA Big Read grant is also provided with resources, outreach materials, and training.
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With the fall semester in full swing, colleges and universities around the country have announced their Common Reading books for the upcoming 2021-22 academic year. We’ve compiled a list of over 450 programs and their title selections, which you can download here: First-Year Reading 2021-22. We will continue to update this listing to provide the most
Read moreWith the fall semester in full swing, colleges and universities around the country have announced their Common Reading books for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year. We’ve compiled a list of over 350 programs and their title selections, which you can download here: First-Year Reading 2022-23. We will continue to update this listing to provide the most
Read moreWe are delighted to present our new First-Year reading catalogs for 2023! From award-winning fiction and memoir to new books about science, technology, history and current events, the titles presented in our college reading catalogs will have students not only eagerly flipping through the pages, but also excited for the chance to discuss their reading
Read moreWe’re delighted to announce that Penguin Random House will publish former First Lady Michelle Obama’s The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, available November 15, 2022. In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, #1 bestselling memoir Becoming, Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly
Read moreOn Thursday, June 9th 2022, Penguin Random House Education hosted a special event for first-year and common reading chairs from colleges and universities from across the country. Moderated by Spenser Stevens, PRH Education Marketing Manager, the event featured the following PRH authors speaking about their books: Anita Hill, author of Believing Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a
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