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Chicago Public Library Launches One Book, One Chicago Online

One Book, One Chicago (OBOC), the Chicago Public Library (CPL) program launched in 2001, is a popular citywide reading initiative that unites the city in the exploration of a common book through reading, lectures, panel discussions, events and more. The highly-anticipated yearly event has brought authors including Toni Morrison (A Mercy); Tom Wolfe (The Right Stuff)... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
February 2, 2015 at 4:37 pm • 

One Book, One Chicago: Book Selection for 2014-2015 Announced

It’s that time of year, again, to curl up with a good book. Thus making today’s announcement for One Book, One Chicago 2014-2015 right on target. At 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon and NPR Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me host Peter Sagal made the highly anticipated announcement. One Book, One Chicago,... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
September 12, 2014 at 3:31 pm • 

Chicago Announces One Book, One Chicago Selection for Spring 2012.

Chicago, Monday, February 27, 2012. The Chicago Public Library announced today that the short story collection Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li will be Chicago’s citywide book club selection for Spring 2012. The Book. Gold Boy, Emerald Girl is a collection of nine short stories all set in China between the 1970s and the... Read more »

By Carole Kuhrt Brewer,
February 27, 2012 at 3:22 pm • 

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