Are you "fired up" about reading? You may be interested in participating in New Haven's Big Read, which is a lead up to the International Arts and Ideas Festival. This year's Big Read is Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.
According to an article in the Sunday New Haven Register, "Last year, the reading of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and its attendant events drew 14,000 readers and more than 50 community partners to the project. This year, the partnerships number closer to 60, with more than 100 events exploring the themes of "censorship, conformity, and the importance of books and reading" with an additional 19 towns in the area participating.
2 comments:
My wife is part of our One Book / One Region and we have had some good times and some bad times. It really comes down to book selection. In the past we wanted the writers to come and when we did 451 - Ray is a bit old for coming to the east coast, so it didn't work out. Two books that were a big hit was year one, "Snow in August" by Pete Hamill, and "The Kite Runner" - lately they have been picking nonfiction. (no thanks) Be well to all. RON
Looked it up on map -- up I91 into Massachusetts, go east on Mass Pike, not far from there.
Anne
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