Well, we need to pick three books for the 2010-2011 academic year. This is never an easy task. Here are some suggestions so far from the university community. Other inputs will come from the committee at our next meeting. As usual, we'll need to sort through lots of possibilities.
By the way, the criteria are:
- A book worthy of attention by a university (no beach books, please).
- Not too long (War and Peace is not on the list).
- Readable by a diverse set of people.
- Capable of attacting a good crowd since our purpose is community-building.
Suggestions so far include:
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
- I Am a Man, by Joe Starita
- The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon
- Self-Made Man, by Norah Vincent
- Working in the Shadows, by Gabriel Thompson
Any other suggestions? Leave a comment and we'll take a look.
