Maria E. Andreu took time to answer questions for Books In Common about her experiences as well as her book and the impact it has on readers.
Tag Archives: Community Reads Programs
Author Interview: Maria E. Andreu
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Also tagged All Campus Reads, Common Reads Programs, Maria E. Andreu, The Secret Side of Empty
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Sonia Nazario Speaks on Capitol Hill
Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique’s Journey, spoke on Capitol Hill about the situation children face in countries such as Honduras. She describes what she witnessed and learned from the people living in this dangerous country and urges the US government to change the processing of these children from illegal immigrants to refugees.
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Orphan Train a Success Because of Literary Events
Once an author’s book is written and published, a second chapter in their work begins. The promotion of a book is crucial to making bestseller lists, increased book sales, and turning a passion into a career.
Posted in All Campus Reads Programs, Christina Baker Kline, Common Reads Programs, Community Reads Programs, Orphan Train
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Anton DiSclafani’s Recent Interview
Anton DiSclafani’s latest novel, The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, is a historical fiction book based in 1930s. The story follows a young girl exiled from her family to an equestrienne boarding school. Anton DiSclafani read from her novel and discussed the book in a recently recorded podcast. She explains her writing process and how she came up with the book idea.
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Winners and Finalists Announced for ALA Award
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie author of, Americanah, is a finalist for the 2014 Andrew Carnegie Excellence in Fiction Award. Americanah, follows the journey of two young Nigerian people as they adapt to foreign countries. Their lives take them back to Nigeria where they reconnect and find themselves in their roots. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has earned a multitude of praise and is set to become a movie starring Lupita Nyong’o.
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Also tagged All Campus Reads, Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun
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Author Interview: Adam Shepard
Author Interview: Lisa Bloom
Venue Interview: Kitsap Regional Library
Would you tell us a bit about your program? For instance how long has the Kitsap Regional Library System hosted a Community Reads event, how did it get started, and how has it changed over the years?
One Book, One Community started in 2008 with, To Kill a Mockingbird. The idea was to gather the community to celebrate National Book Month. We have refined our criteria over the year and now alternate between fiction and nonfiction titles. We like a Pacific Northwest connection though that’s not written in stone. We have a much better response from patrons when we choose a live author who visits the community. We have also started fine tuning our programming, focusing more on the opportunity to actually discuss the book and hear the author and not so much on tangential thematic programming.
A Look At: Fredrick Reads
Would you tell us a bit about your program? For instance how long has Frederick been hosting a Community Reads event, how did it get started, and how have you seen it change since your involvement with it?
Frederick Reads started about nine years ago, in a bagel shop. Several friends were discussing a recent report that was in the news, stating that the average American adult reads less than one book per year. (The report was “Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America”, published by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2004).
