Nebraskans are reminded that there is still time to make
recommendations for the
2016 One Book One Nebraska
book selection. The Nebraska Center for the Book will consider books
written by a Nebraska author (living or dead/with current or former
residence in the state), or that have a Nebraska theme or setting.
Books should have a broad appeal to readers across Nebraska and lend
well to group book discussion. Books may be fiction, non-fiction,
biography, memoir, or poetry. They must be in print and readily
available.
The deadline for nominations is June 15, 2015. Book recommendations
can be sent via e-mail at
nlc.ask@nebraska.gov or the U.S. Postal Service to The Nebraska
Center for the Book One Book One Nebraska, c/o Nebraska Library
Commission Reference Services, 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE
68508-2023. Nominations can also be made online at:
http://ncb.nebraska.gov/obon-nomination.asp.
The Nebraska Center for the Book will announce the 2016 One Book One
Nebraska choice at the Fall Celebration of Nebraska Books. The
Celebration will include a 2015 One Book One Nebraska program, Jane
Pope Geske Award presentation, and Nebraska Book Awards Ceremony,
with author readings and signings. The Celebration is preceded by
the Nebraska Center for the Book Annual Meeting.
The 2015 One Book One Nebraska selection is
Death Zones and
Darling Spies: Seven Years of Vietnam War Reporting (University
of Nebraska Press, 2013) by Beverly Deepe Keever, who was born and
raised in Hebron, NE. Keever was the longest-serving American
correspondent covering the Vietnam War and earned a Pulitzer Prize
nomination for reporting.
The Nebraska Center for the Book, Nebraska Humanities Council,
Nebraska Library Commission, and other statewide organizations
sponsor One Book One Nebraska to demonstrate how books and reading
connect people across time and place. For information about One Book
One Nebraska, including current and previous book selections, see
http://centerforthebook.nebraska.gov/programs/onebook.html or
join us on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/OneBookOneNebraska.
The Nebraska Center for the Book is housed at the Nebraska Library
Commission and brings together the state’s readers, writers,
booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers, educators, and
scholars to build the community of the book, supporting programs to
celebrate and stimulate public interest in books, reading, and the
written word. The Nebraska Center for the Book is supported by the
Nebraska Library Commission. As the state library agency, the
Nebraska Library Commission is an advocate for the library and
information needs of all Nebraskans. The mission of the Library
Commission is statewide promotion, development, and coordination of
library and information services, bringing together people and
information.
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