Our new One Book, One Community Resource is here!
On Friday, we finished work on our newest publication: an updated version of our One Book, One Community resource! This time, we’ve included all the newest, exciting titles that we’ve hand-selected...
View ArticleRediscovering Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit” all over the States
Did anyone know that Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 completely on a pay typewriter in the basement of a library? It’s true. And even today, endorsed by the National Endowment of the Arts as one of...
View ArticleNew One Book Philly: Persepolis!
We were thrilled to hear that Persepolis was selected as Philadelphia’s new One City Read. Earlyword posted the story, pointing out that this is “Further evidence that the graphic novel format is...
View ArticleMaryland selects Outcasts United. Visit Common Reads for more!
Just announced yesterday, the Maryland Humanities Council has selected Outcasts United: Outcasts United: An American Town, A Refugee Team, and One Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference as the 2010 One...
View ArticleBecome a Facebook fan of CommonReads!
Calling all One Book, One Community committee members, common reading enthusiasts, book group members and Facebook fanatics! CommonReads, your resource for One Book, One Community and other common...
View ArticleExpand your One Book, One Community program with CommonReads and Facebook!
By now you all are probably familiar with CommonReads, a blog dedicated to One Book, One Community and other common reading programs. If you haven’t already, please visit the CommonReads Facebook...
View ArticleMarci’s Pick: The Buddha in the Attic
The author of the classic When the Emperor Was Divine, has produced a second masterpiece: a dense, difficult, short work that follows a group of women brought from Japan to San Francisco in the early...
View ArticleOne Book, One Denver picks “Enrique’s Journey” for 2012
Author Sonia Nazario was in Denver yesterday to announce the great news that … ENRIQUE’S JOURNEY has won One Book, One Denver title! This book will now be read across Denver as their 2012 city book...
View ArticleOne Book, One Community: New Recommendations from Random House
We have a new One Book, One Community Catalog that we’re excited to share with you as it’s filled with a wide selection of books perfect for your library’s One Book programming. We’ve compiled book...
View ArticleGrow Your Community with One Book
We are excited to share our new One Book, One Community Catalog, filled with a wide selection of books perfect for your library’s Community Reads programming. We’ve included suggestions that will...
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