Aimee Bender about her writing: “Mainly I think my writing offers a chance to discuss what resonated in a story, because the meaning isn’t immediately evident, and so my hope is that it’s ready and ripe for discussion.”
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Author Interview: Aimee Bender, The Color Master
Posted in Aimee Bender, All Campus Reads Programs, Community Reads Programs, First Year Experience, Issue #16, The Color Master
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Author Interview: Hillary Whittington, Raising Ryland
BIC: Can you speak to how your story is particularly relevant to the Campus and Community Reads audiences? HW: I describe my final breaking point with Ryland, when he breaks down after years of trying to tell me that he is a boy. I describe those moments when he says, “I will wait for the […]
Posted in All Campus Reads Programs, author interview, author speaker, diversity, First Year Experience, FYE, Hillary Whittington, Issue #16, LGTBQ, Parenting, Raising Ryland, Transgender
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A Look At: Highland Park Literary Festival
Now in its 21st year, Highland Park Literary Festival is a seasoned community event, but brand new to working with Books In Common. We reached out to the event organizers to speak a bit about how working with BIC has helped them reach their goals.
Posted in Dave Eggers, Event Coordinator Interview, Issue #16, literary festival
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Book Review: Rachel Toor, On the Way to Find Out
Once a college admissions officer, author Rachel Toor brings us a new perspective on what is an increasingly high-stress, do-or-die mission for teenagers. When an unexpected failure in the college admissions race derails one high school senior’s plans, she learns to find fulfillment — not in competition and rankings, but in relationships, running, and becoming […]
Posted in All Campus Reads Programs, book review, First Year Experience, FYE, Issue #16, On the Road to Find Out, Rachel Toor
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Book Review: Lori Ostlund’s After the Parade
In her debut novel, After the Parade, she continues a slow revelation about how no matter where you settle in the world, where you came from is never far away. Ostlund’s open-hearted contemplation of how we grow up and move on is written with wit and bursting with vitality.
Posted in After the Parade, All Campus Reads Programs, book review, Common Reads Programs, First Year Experience, FYE, LGTBQ, Lori Ostlund
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Clear Goals Matter
For event planners, having clear, thoughtful goals makes all the difference as they set out to create meaningful author events. With a new generation of savvy, demanding readers, it’s more important than ever to identify and isolate where we want our programs to go in order to create solid program branding, loyal audiences and ensure intuitional support for years to come.
Posted in All Campus Reads Programs, author speaker, Books In Common, Common Reads Programs, Community Reads Programs, Event Coordinator, First Year Experience, FYE, Issue #16, Newsletters
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Celebrate Black History Month
with these Amazing Authors
In preparation for what will certainly be an emotionally charged African-American History Month (February 2017), consider these important author/speaker contributors to the black history conversation.
Posted in Ellen Urbani, Glory Over Everything, Hillary Jordan, kathleen grissom, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Landfall, LitBits, Marja Mills, Mudbound, The Condemnation of Blackness, The Mockingbird Next Door
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Authors highlighted in “100 Must-Read Books About National Parks”
In celebration of the National Parks Service’s 100th Anniversary (today!), the online book retailer Book Riot posted a list of “100 Must-Read Books About National Parks” which included six authors Books In Common regularly works with. These authors were also featured in our NPS Anniversary LitBit.
Posted in Andrea Lankford, Dave Eggers, Gary Ferguson, James Edward Mills, Nina Revoyr
Tagged Andrea Lankford, Dave Eggers, Gary Ferguson, James E. Mills, National Parks, Nevada Barr, Nina Revoyr
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John Lewis’ March: Book Three, Hit Shelves Last Week
March: Book Three, the third installment of Rep. John Lewis’ acclaimed graphic novel trilogy recounting the mid-60s civil rights movement, hit the shelves last Tuesday. March: Book Two, released in January 2015, won a 2016 Eisner Award, and the series will be used in New York City Public Schools to teach eighth-grade students about the civil rights movement.
Posted in author speaker, John Lewis
Tagged african american history, author speaker, black history, civil rights, graphic novel, John Lewis, MARCH
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Top 5 Authors/Speakers on Politics & Society
Public speaker events are a perfect tool to help guide political conversations and encourage thoughtful and informed voting decisions. Here are our Top 5 Authors on Politics & Society for your upcoming Fall events.
Posted in How to Catch a Russian Spy, Jonathan Eig, Kelsey Timmerman, LitBits, Michael Hingson, Naveed Jamali, The Birth of the Pill, Thunder Dog, Where Am I Eating: An Adventure Through the Global Food Economy
Tagged Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Marianne Schnall, Marina Budhos, Mitchell Zuckoff, Politics & World Events, Reyna Grande
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