Each winter, the public submits suggestions for next year’s One Read book. In January, a panel of community members reviews the suggestions, narrowing that list down to 10 titles, and then chooses two or three books to present for a public vote.
Final 10 Selections
- Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo - Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (Runner-up)
Ben Fountain - The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Winner)
Daniel James Brown - The Ghost Map
Steven Johnson - The Gravity of Birds
Tracy Guzeman
- Life After Life
Kate Atkinson - My Beloved World
Sonia Sotomayor - Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline - A Tale for the Time Being
Ruth Ozeki - A Thousand Pardons
Jonathan Dee