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Finalists for 2026-27 Book in Common

Announced on: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

The Selection Committee has chosen three finalists for the 2026-27 Book in Common: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad; The AI Con by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna; and The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes. We welcome feedback on these three books from faculty, staff, and students. If you are interested in serving as a reader, please contact Kristen Mahlis, Book in Common Coordinator, at kmahlis@csuchico.edu.