Community Reading Program

There are only a few more days to nominate a book for One Read 2018. Through the rest of the year, we’ll be sharing some of the titles nominated by area readers.

“Tell the Wolves I’m Home” is one of those unique novels that appeals to adult and teen readers alike. The narrator is 14-year-old June, who experiences the loss of her uncle, the only person she felt truly understood her. While June deals with her mother, who can hardly speak about the mysterious illness that killed her uncle, she also starts a friendship with Toby, her late uncle’s secret lover. The nominator explains: “Its two main characters span generations, and it explores grief and friendship — universal experiences — set in the context of the 1980s AIDS epidemic. It is also very engaging and easy to read.”

Let us know what you think our community should read in 2018 by filling out a suggestion form at any of our branches, the bookmobile or online at oneread.org by November 30.

We are currently taking your suggestions for our 2018 One Read title, and we’ll be highlighting some of these books here at oneread.org so you can see what other community members are reading and enjoying. All of these titles will be considered by our reading panel as they begin narrowing the list of suggestions.

The first suggestion we’re highlighting is Man Booker Prize winner “Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders. The nominator does a wonderful job describing the book: “[‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ is] a beautiful examination of the place between this life and the next; this novel based on Abraham Lincoln’s son Willie’s death allows readers to identify with the great President’s grief as well as with the dead themselves, all with compassion and humor. A marvelous read.”

Let us know what you think our community should read in 2018 by filling out a suggestion form at any of our branches, the bookmobile or online at oneread.org by November 30.