One Maryland One Book

2012 OMOB Finalists Announced!

2011 OMOB Illustration by Dave Plunkert of Spur Design

The 2012 Theme: Courage and Unity During Times of War

Now entering its fifth year, One Maryland One Book is designed to bring together diverse people in communities across the state through the shared experience of reading the same book. Readers are then invited to participate in book-centered discussions and other associated programs at public libraries, high schools, colleges and universities, museums, bookstores, and community and senior centers. All related programming will take place in fall 2012. A calendar of free public programs will be available online beginning this summer.

2012 Finalists

Thank you to everyone who submitted suggestions based on our theme! MHC's OMOB selection committee is in the process of narrowing the following list of titles:

The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood by Helene Cooper
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

Stay tuned in early March when we announce the 2012 One Maryland One Book pick!

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