The One Book-One Lincoln program is a community reading program sponsored by Lincoln City Libraries that encourages adults to read and discuss the same book. For its 9th year in 2010, readers can vote online or in person for their favorite among five finalists to be the selected book. The finalists are The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Finding Nouf, "I Am a Man", Loving Frank, and The Tortilla Curtain. Votes will be accepted from June 1-July 31 and the winning title will be announced in September.
10. The Elegance of the Hedgehogby Muriel Barbery The lives of middle-aged concierge Renée Michel and extremely bright, suicidal twelve-year-old Paloma Josse are transformed by the arrival of a new tenant to their Paris apartment building. (Europa Editions, 2008)
11. Finding Noufby Zoë Ferraris After a 16-year-old girl from a wealthy Saudi family is found drowned in the middle of the desert, a devout Muslim guide and a young medical examiner seek to unravel the mystery while facing the sanctions of Middle Eastern society. (Houghton Mifflin, 2008)
12. “I Am a Man”: Chief Standing Bear’s Journey for Justice by Joe Starita Heartbreaking and inspiring, this chronicle of the efforts of the Ponca chief to reclaim his tribe's lands and rights after being forcibly removed from their Nebraska home in 1877, an effort that brought into question fundamental issues about citizenship, constitutional protections and democracy. (St. Martin’s Press, 2008)
13. Loving Frank: A Novelby Nancy Horan Fact and fiction blend in a historical novel that chronicles the relationship between seminal architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney, and their clandestine affair that shocked Chicago society. (Ballantine, 2007)
14. The Tortilla Curtainby T. C. Boyle The lives of two different couples --wealthy liberals Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher, and Cándido and América Rincón, a pair of Mexican illegals--suddenly collide in Southern California’s Topanga Canyon, in a story that unfolds from the shifting viewpoints of the various characters. (Penguin, 1995)
22. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Southpointe Pavilions Shopping Center, Sunday, June 27 at 2:00 p.m.
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26. Contact us for more information Kathryn Kelley, (402) 441-8529 k.kelley@lincolnlibraries.org Carol Swanson, (402) 441-8562 c.swanson@lincolnlibraries.org lincolnlibraries.org
Preview discussions will be held at various Lincoln bookstores during June, featuring members of the One Book - One Lincoln Selection Committee. Committee members and a Lincoln City Libraries staff member will be on hand to talk about their experience serving on the committee and the five finalists. Ballots will be available so that attendees may submit their vote for the 2010 One Book - One Lincoln selection.
To stay up-to-date on One Book - One Lincoln news, and receive reminders about upcoming One Book - One Lincoln programming events?, or to request a library staff member to facilitate a One Book - One Lincoln discussion at your book group or organization, please visit our sign-up form, and check off the appropriate boxes. Or, you may call the Lincoln City Libraries' One Book - One Lincoln staff contact at 441-8529. RSS FeedYou can also add the One Book - One Lincoln blog to your RSS feeds to receive updates about One Book events, and to participate in online discussions about the One Book title(s) and special programming events. If you're on Facebook, we encourage you to click "like" to join the One Book - One Lincoln Facebook group.