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Concord Reads
Concord Reads is a citywide literary event encouraging community members to read and discuss the same book. Celebrate the power of books in creating a stronger community.
The goal of Concord Reads is to celebrate the written word and to build social capital. Concord Reads brings people together by encouraging them to read and participate in discussions and other events about the same book.
When choosing a title the committee considers many things, including if it appeals to a wide audience and resonates with the citizens of the Greater Concord, NH community; whether it appeals to all age groups from teens to older adults; whether the themes of the book are relevant to the times and community and lend to open and robust discussion; whether the themes of the book lend to library programming at all age levels; whether the book is available in a multitude of formats; and whether the themes of the book vary from years prior.
If you would like to recommend a book for Concord Reads, please submit an entry for recommendation!
Past Concord Reads Programs
2020: Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic Concord Reads did not take place in 2020.
2019: Ghost of the Innocent Man by Benjamin Rachlin
2018: Following Atticus by Tom Ryan
2017: Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea by Steve Callahan
2016: When Books went to War by Molly Guptil Manning
2014-2015: The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
2013: Maxine Kumin's three books: Inside the Halo and Beyond, Where I Live: New & Selected Poems, 1990-2010,
Women, Animals & Vegetables: Essays & Stories.
2012: Weight of Water by Anita Shreve
2011: Outcasts United by Warren St. John
2010: Firoozeh Dumas’ two books Funny in Farsi and Laughing Without an Accent
2009: “How one person can make a difference” - theme with two books:
Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde and The Soloist by Steve Lopez
2008: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
2007: Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
2006: When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
2005: Water Witches by Chris Bohjalian
2004: The works of poet and author Donald Hall
2003: Empire Falls by Richard Russo
2002: The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder