2016 One Book One Nebraska
The Meaning of Names by Karen Gettert Shoemaker
A Nebraska-set novel with a World War I backdrop, The Meaning of Names follows a German-American woman
trying to raise a family in the heartland and keep them safe from the effects of war and the influenza panic,
as well as from violence and prejudice.
Libraries across Nebraska will join the Nebraska Center for the Book and other literary and cultural organizations in planning book discussions, activities, and events that will encourage Nebraskans to read and discuss this book.
One Book One Nebraska 2016 is sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book, Humanities Nebraska, and Nebraska Library Commission.
2016 One Book One Nebraska Announced
Nebraska Writer’s Novel Chosen for 2016 One Book One Nebraska Karen Gettert Shoemaker’s The Meaning of Names, a Nebraska-set novel with a World War I backdrop, is Nebraska’s reading choice for the 2016 One Book One Nebraska statewide reading program. Read more...
Finalists for 2016 One Book One Nebraska Announced
Two nonfiction books, one poetry collection, and three novels—all stories with ties to Nebraska and the Great Plains—are the finalists for the 2016 One Book One Nebraska statewide reading program. The finalists are:
- Backstage: Stories from My Life in Public Television, by Ron Hull
- The Meaning of Names, by Karen Gettert Shoemaker
- The Naked Mountaineer: Misadventures of an Alpine Traveler, by Stephen Sieberson
- Nebraska Presence: An Anthology of Poetry, by Greg Kosmicki and Mary K. Stillwell
- The Plain Sense of Things, by Pamela Carter Joern
- While the Patient Slept, by Mignon Eberhart
The One Book One Nebraska reading program, now in its eleventh year, is sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book, Humanities Nebraska, and Nebraska Library Commission. It encourages Nebraskans across the state to read and discuss the same book, chosen from books written by Nebraska authors or that have a Nebraska theme or setting. A Nebraska Center for the Book committee selected the six finalists from a list of twenty-seven titles nominated by Nebraskans
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Related Links
- One Book One Nebraska Official Website
- One Book One Nebraska Start Page — An introduction to the selections for each year