The Daniel Boone Regional Library is accepting nominations for the 2017 One Read book through November 30. Several local readers suggest that the community would benefit from discussing “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” by J.D. Vance.
One nominator thoughtfully writes, “‘Hillbilly Elegy‘ helped me to better understand a struggling middle class that spends most of their time and resources to eke out a living [so] that they seldom have time to be an advocate for their own best interests and family well-being. I believe this selection would help the reader to understand where we are now politically and socially. A perfect book to stimulate conversations between diverse individuals, help gain a better understanding of each other and ‘ourselves’ (who we are as a community) to help build bridges for a better community and country.”
Have a suggestion of your own? Let us know what you think our community should read in 2017 by filling out a suggestion form at any of our branches, the bookmobile, or online here at oneread.org.
See other readers’ nominations for One Read 2017.