One Read encourages adults of all ages to read one book, selected by public vote, and participate in thought-provoking discussion and activities each September.
2021
Furious Hours by Casey Cep
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The Resisters by Gish Jen
2020
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
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The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
2019
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
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Sourdough, or Lois and Her Adventures in the Underground Market by Robin Sloan
2018
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
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News of the World by Paulette Jiles
2017
The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
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Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
2016
Bettyville by George Hodgman
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
2015
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
2014
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
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Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
2013
The Ruins of Us by Keija Parssinen
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The Call by Yannick Murphy
2012
The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht
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Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante
2011
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2010
Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Stoner by John E. Williams
2009
The Air We Breathe by Andrea Barrett
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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
2008
The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
2007
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
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Zorro by Isabel Allende
2006
The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle
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The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton by Jane Smiley
The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber
2005
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
West of Kabul, East of New York by Tamim Ansary
2004
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
2003
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
2002
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
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