Sonia Nazario’s Enrique’s Journey: Top Selection for 2011 Campus Reads

Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario

Many Community Reads Programs select books about characters who live far different lives from most of their readers. National bestseller, Enrique’s Journey, a nonfiction account of a young Honduran boy setting out to find his mother in America, is one such book. Enrique’s Journey has already been selected by 58 universities and scores of high schools as a Freshman/All Campus Reads. It’s been adopted by nine cities as a “One City, One Book” selection. Pulitzer Prize winner, Sonia Nazario, answered a few questions for us about her book and its impact on communities throughout the US.

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First-Time Event Organizer, Sarah Clevidence, of Findlay-Hancock Reads

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BIC: Would you tell us a bit about your program?

Sarah: The Community Read was started in March 2003 as a way to celebrate the Community Foundation’s ten-year anniversary, bring attention to the fact that illiteracy is an issue in Findlay and Hancock County and help promote the Hancock READS endowment fund.

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National Book Critic Circle Honors Author Reyna Grande

Reyna Grande

For the past few months, one of our favorite titles for Campus/Freshman Reads programs, as well as One City, One Book events, has been Reyna Grande’s, The Distance Between Us.  This is Reyna’s third published work, and though she’s a well-known and highly regarded Latina author, her work hasn’t gotten the broader attention we think it deserves. But that’s about to change with the recent announcement of this year’s shortlist for the National National Book Critics Circle Awards, which includes, The Distance Between Us.

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Garth Stein and “The Art of Racing in the Rain” Impressed Stanwood Students

New York Times bestselling author Garth Stein

The school newspaper for Stanwood High School reported on a visit with Garth Stein, whose New York Times bestselling novel The Art of Racing in the Rain was selected for this year’s Stanwood-Camano Together We Read. Garth Stein visited both the school and the local library for speaking engagements. At the high school, Garth Stein […]

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Jamie Ford’s “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” Inspires One Book One School Initiative

New York Times bestselling author Jamie Ford

Vote for the Garfield High School’s Follet Challenge video! Hosting Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, as part of their One Book One School initiative inspired the Garfield High School to continue developing this program for their students. In addition to providing copies of Hotel on the Corner of […]

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Petaluma Welcomes Reyna Grande and “The Distance Between Us”

Reyna Grande

Reyna Grande, author of The Distance Between Us, visited the Petaluma High School as part of the school’s community reading. The memoir was so popular among students, many of whom come from Hispanic backgrounds similar to Reyna Grande’s, that her reception was likened to a rock star visiting. Both with her book and her speaking […]

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Gwen Cooper Discusses “Love Saves the Day”

"Love Saves the Day," by Gwen Cooper

Gwen Cooper, New York Times bestselling author of Homer’s Odyssey and Love Saves the Day, discussed her latest novel with Time magazine. A few excerpts: TIME: Tell me about Prudence, the cat at the center of your new novel. GWEN COOPER: “Prudence will be familiar to people who read Homer’s Odyssey because she is based […]

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Reyna Grande Brings “The Distance Between Us” to Students

Reyna Grande at the Harrison Middle School

Harrison Middle School hosted Reyna Grande, author of The Distance Between Us, to discuss her memoir and her family’s experiences with immigration. The Latina author’s visit and speech inspired students, many of whom are Hispanic and have family members with similar experiences. The Distance Between Us, Reyna Grande’s memoir, chronicles the struggles she and her […]

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Andrew McCarthy and “The Longest Way Home” Visit New York

Andrew McCarthy at the New York Times Travel Show

In January, Andrew McCarthy visited the New York Times Travel Show to speak about his new memoir, The Longest Way Home: One Man’s Quest for the Courage to Settle Down. Not only is Andrew McCarthy the actor best known for the movies Pretty in Pink and St. Elmo’s Fire, he’s also a travel writer and […]

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Garth Stein and “The Art of Racing in the Rain” Wows Stanwood-Camano Crowds

Stanwood-Camano Together We Read

Garth Stein enjoyed his visit to Stanwood-Camano Together We Read, which chose Garth’s third novel The Art of Racing in the Rain and hosted him for a speaking engagement. One hundred and fifty people showed up to hear Garth Stein speak about his New York Times bestselling novel. Garth Stein also visited Stanwood High school […]

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