What will THE book be for Maryland?
Selecting a title each year for One Maryland One Book is quite a
challenge. We receive so many great suggestions each year that it’s
always difficult to narrow down our choices to just one that will
appeal to lots of folks across the state–and we do want it to have
broad appeal. We want you to pick up THE book because it piques your
interest, because you want to read it, because you like to read, because One
Maryland One Book gives you a great excuse to make time in your life
for a book, because your book club is always looking for its next great
read, because you really like the idea of reading a book and getting
together with others in your community to discuss your thoughts on it.
We have our Top 10 and hope to have THE book for 2010 chosen by late
February. This year we are looking for a book that will allow us to
focus our discussions on community. Take a look at our list and give us your comments here about which book would be a great read this fall.
Tags: One Maryland One Book
January 22nd, 2010 at 1:59 pm
My vote is “An Island Out of Time: A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake” by Tom Horton. This was the freshman reading book at Goucher College one year and it was a great way for both Marylanders and students new to the area could discover a unique, sometimes forgotten part of the state. It inspired me to go there and see it for myself.