Category Archives: Books

November Is National Adoption Month: Authors to Consider For Your 2015 Adoption/Foster Care Awareness Events

By bicadmin | Published: June 4, 2015

Looking for fall programming that brings your community together around one social issue? Thousands of children in the American foster care system today are awaiting forever homes. Adoptive and foster parents provide security and stability to children and give them the opportunity to learn, grow and achieve their full potential. Advocating for these youngest members of our society is a wonderful cause to rally your community around. November is National Adoption Month, and with it comes many programming opportunities and ideas, including bringing an engaging author who can lend a powerful voice  to the children who need to be heard, now more than ever.

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A Look At: One Book, One Philadelphia

By bicadmin | Published: June 4, 2015

Kalela Williams, One Book, One Philadelphia program coordinator, spoke with Books In Common about the program and how it has grown and evolved for over 12 years.

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Highlights from a Few BIC-Supported Events

By bicadmin | Published: June 4, 2015

Highlights from a Few BIC-Supported Events

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Author Interview: Marja Mills

By bicadmin | Published: June 4, 2015

Books In Common recently interviewed Marja Mills, author of The Mockingbird Next Door, about her memoir. In 2004, Mills moved in next door to Nelle Harper Lee and her sister Alice and spent 18 months developing a friendship with the iconic author. She learned about Alabama, the Lees and the influences that shaped the beloved To Kill A Mockingbird.

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A Look At: ALLen Reads

By bicadmin | Published: June 4, 2015

Jane Bennett, coordinator for ALLenReads, answered a few questions for Books In Common about her community and the books that bring them together.

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Longmire Author Craig Johnson On Being “Ordinary”

By bicadmin | Published: June 4, 2015

Craig Johnson, author of the incredibly popular Walt Longmire series, discussed in a recent Q&A why he prefers an “ordinary” protagonist and why Sheriff Walt Longmire fits the bill. “I really wanted Walt to be more like us,” Johnson explained. “When I refer to Walt, I tend to refer to him as ‘over.’ He’s overage, he’s overweight, he’s overly […]

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Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train is University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Common Read

By bicadmin | Published: May 28, 2015

Author and speaker Christina Baker Kline will visit University of Pittsburgh at Bradford this fall to engage students and community members reading her bestselling novel Orphan Train, feature of the One Book Bradford common reader program. Orphan Train will be discussed in freshman seminar and creative writing classes this semester. Orphan Train has been on […]

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Get to Know: James E. Mills and The Adventure Gap

By bicadmin | Published: May 26, 2015

The world of extreme outdoor sports and adventuring has long been enjoyed by thrill seekers around the globe, and most of them, historically, have been white. James Edward Mills‘ first book, The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors, explores the lack of minority populations in the realm of outdoor adventure and chronicles the importance of the first-ever all […]

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Ruta Sepetys’ Between Shades of Gray Transforms into Dramatic Film

By bicadmin | Published: May 21, 2015

Author and speaker Ruta Sepetys‘ award-winning novel Between Shades of Gray has been adapted for the screen as a dramatic film, known as Ashes in the Snow, starring Bel Powley (Diary of a Teenage Girl). Powley’s character is Lina, a young girl who has been forced out of her home with her mother and brother and forced into Siberia during WWII; […]

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A Glimpse Into the Life of Younger Author Pamela Redmond Satran

By bicadmin | Published: May 19, 2015

Pamela Redmond Satran is an author, columnist, baby name website co-creator, mother of three, and perpetual wearer of many hats. Her career as a writer and businesswoman is full of humorous novels and satirical pieces on aging and relationships incorporating not a few bits of her own life story. Such works have appeared in her column, “The ‘A’ […]

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