One Read 2026: “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van PeltOne Read encourages adults of all ages to read one book, selected by public vote, and participate in thought-provoking discussions and activities each September.
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2024
2024“Migrations” by Charlotte McConaghy
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“The Chinese Groove” by Kathryn Ma
2023
“When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky” by Margaret Verble
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“Why Fish Don’t Exist” by Lulu Miller
2022
“The Big Door Prize” by M.O. Walsh
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“Deacon King Kong” by James McBride
2021
“Furious Hours” by Casey Cep
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“The Resisters” by Gish Jen
2020
“A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles
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“The Last Days of Night” by Graham Moore
2019
“Nomadland” by Jessica Bruder
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“Sourdough, or Lois and Her Adventures in the Underground Market” by Robin Sloan
2018
“Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann
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“News of the World” by Paulette Jiles
2017
“The Turner House” by Angela Flournoy
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“Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly
2016
“Bettyville” by George Hodgman
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“Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford
2015
“Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel
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“The Good Lord Bird” by James McBride
2014
“The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown
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“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” by Ben Fountain
2013
“The Ruins of Us” by Keija Parssinen
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“The Call” by Yannick Murphy
2012
“The Tiger’s Wife” by Téa Obreht
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“Turn of Mind” by Alice LaPlante
2011
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot
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“The Help” by Kathryn Stockett
2010
“Await Your Reply” by Dan Chaon
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“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie
“Stoner” by John E. Williams
2009
“The Air We Breathe” by Andrea Barrett
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“Unaccustomed Earth” by Jhumpa Lahiri
2008
“The Whistling Season” by Ivan Doig
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“Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
2006
“The Tortilla Curtain” by T.C. Boyle
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“The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton” by Jane Smiley
“The Language of Baklava” by Diana Abu-Jaber
2005
“Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card
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“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini
“West of Kabul, East of New York” by Tamim Ansary
2004
“Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich
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“Life of Pi” by Yann Martel
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” by Mark Haddon
2002
“Plainsong” by Kent Haruf
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