As you may already know, Somerville Reads - our first One City, One Book program - took place this past spring and was a huge success. People were invited to read Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, and to participate in a variety of related activities (discussions, lectures, film screenings, and more) in venues around the City. You can read all about it here.
We’re now beginning to plan Somerville Reads 2011. The first step is choosing the book we’ll all read, and we’d like your input. You can make suggestions via this online poll, or in the comments section below. All suggestions will be considered - fiction, nonfiction, children’s or young adult literature - the possibilities are endless. Here are some of the ideas people have come up with so far. Tell us what you think!
The 39 Steps by John Buchan
The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
World Made By Hand by James Howard Kunstler
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Jaws by Peter Benchley
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