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The NEA's Big Read

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to revitalize the role of reading in American culture. The program highlights old favorites and modern classics, encouraging people to come together to read and discuss a single book in their communities.
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In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
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Julia Alvarez
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
2
Rudolfo Anaya
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
3
Ray Bradbury
My Ántonia
My Ántonia
4
The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
The Poetry of Emily Dickinson
5
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
6
Louise Erdrich
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
7
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
8
Ernest J. Gaines
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
9
Dashiell Hammett
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
10
Ernest Hemingway
Sun, Stone, and Shadows
Sun, Stone, and Shadows
11
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
12
Zora Neale Hurston
Washington Square (Henry James)
Washington Square
13
Henry James
The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers
The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers
14
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
15
Jhumpa Lahiri
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
16
Ursula K. Le Guin
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
17
Harper Lee
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
18
Jack London
The Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
19
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs
20
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
21
Carson McCullers
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
22
Tim O'Brien
The Shawl
The Shawl
23
The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
24
True Grit
True Grit
25
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
26
Marilynne Robinson
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
27
John Steinbeck
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
28
Amy Tan
The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
29
Leo Tolstoy
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
30
Mark Twain
Into the Beautiful North
Into the Beautiful North
31
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
32
Edith Wharton
The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town
The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town
33
Old School
Old School
34
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