The Book in Common is a shared, community read, designed to promote discussion and understanding of important issues facing the broader community. The Book in Common is chosen each year by a group of university faculty, staff, students and community members.
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Past Books in Common include The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, by William Kamkwamba, Unquenchable by Robert Glennon, The Distance Between Us, by Reyna Grande, Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, My Life on the Road, by Gloria Steinem, A Deadly Wandering, by Matt Richtel, In Search of The Canary Tree, by Lauren E. Oakes, How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi, and There There, by Tommy Orange. As in past years, Butte College, Chico State, the City and County have sponsored a variety of events: panel discussions, lectures, and other public events, in celebration of the Book in Common.