ROSWELL READS - A Community-Wide Reading Event
Imagine hundreds of Roswell residents sharing the experience of reading and discussing a common book and you have the essence of Roswell Reads. It is based on the "One Book...One City" community reading programs held across the country.
Check back here at the beginning of 2018 to see the Roswell Reads Book Selection for next year.
The Underdogs by Melissa Fay Greene was chosen for the twelfth annual Roswell Reads Community Read program in 2017.
Looking for books about service dogs? Click here. For questions or more information, please e-mail us at roswellreads@gmail.com.
SPONSORS
The Roswell Reads Committee gratefully acknowledges our sponsors:
The City of Roswell
Friends of the Roswell Library
Friends of the East Roswell Library
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
Roswell and East Roswell Library
Roswell Rotary
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ROSWELL READS
Roswell Reads, twelve years strong, brings a variety of literature and accompanying programs to the community. Programs, usually held in January, February and March, may include book discussions, panel discussions, a photo contest, writing workshops, and other programs relevant to the themes in the book. The highlight is a Literary Luncheon with the author of the current Roswell Reads selection.
PREVIOUS SELECTIONS
2017
The Underdogs by Melissa Fay Greene
2016
What Stands in a Storm by Kim Cross
2015
The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande
2014
Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson
2013
Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Wall
2012
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
2011
My Name Is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira
2010
Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town by Warren St. John
2009
Them by Nathan McCall
2008
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
2007
The Valley of Light by Terry Kay
2006
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
MISSION STATEMENT
Roswell Reads ... a City Reading is the shared experience that Roswell residents have when they come together as a community to read and discuss a common book. This community building event involves people in reading and talking about issues and ideas presented in a book they have all read.
The book chosen should have strong characters and present themes that address the human condition. Authors from the Southeast are strongly considered. The book should appeal to adults and teens alike as well as people of various cultures and ethnic backgrounds who live in Roswell. If possible, we choose a complementary book for children so that a younger audience can also be involved.