Oakland Food Connection
Bryant Terry

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

3/50 Project

Blue Chair Fruit

Home Project Champ 

Events! Click on the blue links for more information

Saturday,  

January 26   6pm 

Erica Scheidt

Debut young  

adult novel:

The Uses for Boys

Saturday,  

February 9   6pm

J. Douglas Allen-Taylor

Sugaree Rising  

Wednesday,  

March 6   6pm

Michael Y. Simon and

The Approximate Parent

(how's your relationship with your teen?) 

Volunteer book givers are central to World Book Night U.S., putting wonderful books into the hands of light or non-readers in their communities.

On April 23, 2012, U.S. book givers personally handed out half a million printed books in 5,800 towns and cities across the country. And we're doing it again together this year!

We provide the free books, and the book givers seek out light or non-readers, especially people who may not have access to printed books for reasons of means or geography. Book givers receive 20 free paperback copies of one World Book Night title, not too many to carry but enough to share with a good number of potential new readers.

Are you interested in becoming a World Book Night U.S. book giver? We ask you to fill out the World Book Night U.S. online application; click here to begin. You will be asked what your first, second, and third book choices are, why you wish to share these books, and where you will go to personally hand out the books. Apply by January 23, 2013.

Thank you for supporting World Book Night U.S.!

Dear Reader,

    Happy New Year! We have lots to share!  

First is that World Book Night is happening once again this year, in April. To be a giver, please sign up by January 23. That's January 23!  There's info and a link off to the left down the page so go for it. Do you know of an organization that caters to underserved readers? You get to choose one title to give a quantity of them to a worthy group of people who need books. Start thinking now! And sign up.

    We've been looking at what worked and what fell short last year, and also compiling bestseller lists. We had some pretty cool books show up on the lists and many local authors. We love local authors. How many did you read last year? What will you read and talk about this year?

   We're looking at what sidelines, games, book-related items and supplies we want to add for this year, so if you have any suggestions, let us know. We love to know what you think. 

   And I want to make sure you know about the Kobo. There's lots of info down the page so take a look, come in and kick a tire or two. Read on it and see what you think.

 Happy Reading,