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Autumn 2010 L I B R A R Y L I N K
reading together What if the entire community read and discussed the same book at the same time? To find out, join thousands of people throughout Kalamazoo County in reading Tracy Kidder’s Strength in What Remains, the book selected for Reading Together’s ninth year. Kidder will visit Kalamazoo on March 10, 2011. In this dramatic page-turner, Kidder tells the inspiring story of Deogratias, who grew up in the mountains of Burundi, survived civil war and genocide before seeking a new life in America. Deo’s story really begins with his will to turn his life into something truly remarkable; he returns to his native country to build a clinic and public health system. The Seattle Times: “Deo’s resilience, his struggle to overcome adversity strikes a chord in all of us. [He] reaffirms our hope that one person can make a difference…”
now pick 20 The books you want…before you know you want them! Book My Favorites, the library’s automatic reserve service, now lets you select 20 popular fiction authors from the newly revised and expanded list of 208 names! We added 55+ bestselling authors to the list, from such diverse favorites as C.J. Box and Stephen Frey to Luanne Rice and Lauren Weisberger. If one of your authors releases
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a new title, we Literary journalist Tracy Kidder has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and many other literary prizes. With deep empathy for his subjects and extraordinary talent as a storyteller, Kidder has written best-selling, creative nonfiction on such diverse subjects as life in an elementary school, the construction of a house, and the evolution of a town. Dr. Paul Farmer, whose pioneering medical service in Haiti Kidder explored in Mountains Beyond Mountains, led him to Deogratias. Kalamazoo Public Library leads Reading Together, a collaboration of libraries, schools, social service agencies, governments, businesses, the media, and a wide variety of organizations throughout Kalamazoo County. www.readingtogether.us
automatically reserve it for you— no need to come in or call. Fill out an application today at www.kpl.gov/book-my-favorites or your neighborhood library.
book club soiree October 26, 6 pm, Central Do you like to talk about the books you’re reading? Do you enjoy learning that the book you’ve been raving about was another reader’s favorite, too? Then come to a casual social event just for booklovers! Local literary lights Donna Odom and Beth Amidon will review great books they’ve read this year, then we’ll gather in small groups to share our recent reads. You’ll leave with a list of titles to keep you busy over the long, cold winter. We’ll even preview the 2011 Reading Together title! Both single readers and book clubs welcome.
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