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Resources

The Book in Common project provides a wide variety of resources for those who are interested in the book and the many issues that the book raises.

If you have ideas to contribute, please send them to Brooks Thorlaksson

News Stories

Editorial: 'Zeitoun' Carries Weighty Message - The Chico ER 09/21/2011

Book Reviews

“Which makes you angrier—the authorities' handling of Hurricane Katrina or the treatment of Arabs since Sept. 11, 2001? Can't make up your mind? Dave Eggers has the book for you…. Zeitoun is a warm, exciting and entirely fresh way of experiencing Hurricane Katrina…. Eggers makes this account completely new, and so infuriating I found myself panting with rage.” — Dan Baum, San Francisco Chronicle

“I can’t recommend this book highly enough. Not only was I completely immersed in the story, but it’s important that we learn about one of the most defining events in recent U.S. history. Also, I loved how Eggers goes back and forth from the present to the past with events that provide insight on the people he documents throughout his book. The reader learns about Zeitoun growing up in Syria and his life at sea, what led Kathy to Islam, how Zeitoun and Kathy met and got married, and a multitude of other events that truly define these people and make them easy to relate to, making their struggle our struggle, whether one is Muslim or not.”— Bushra Burney, Media and Islam

"Zeitoun is an instant American classic carved from fierce eloquence and a haunting moral sensibility. By wrestling with the demons of xenophobia and racial profiling that converged in the swirling vortex of Hurricane Katrina and post-9/11 America, Eggers lets loose the angels of wisdom and courage that hover over the lives of the beleaguered, but miraculously unbroken, Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun. This is a major work full of fire and wit by one of our most important writers."— Michael Eric Dyson, author of Come Hell or High Water

Films

Visit the Film List to see documentaries and films that explore the many different consequences of Katrina.

Books

Visit the Book List to find books that further explore the consequences of Katrina.

Publicity 

You can use these downloadable pdfs to advertise your own events for the Community Book in Common.

Graphic Templates, Zeitoun