2017 One Book One Nebraska
Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt
The story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during the momentous twilight years
of the nineteenth century, offers readers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time. Black Elk's searing visions of the unity of humanity
and Earth conveyed by John G. Neidhardt (1881-1973) have made this book a classic that crosses multiple genres. Whether appreciated as the
poignant tale of a Lakota life, as a history of a Native nation, or as an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable.
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 2017 is sponsored by the Nebraska Center for the Book, Humanities Nebraska, and Nebraska Library Commission.
2017 One Book One Nebraska Announced
Nebraska Poet and Writer's Novel Chosen for 2017 One Book One Nebraska John G. Neidhardt’s Black Elk Speaks, a Nebraska-set novel, is Nebraska’s reading choice for the 2017 One Book One Nebraska statewide reading program. Read more...
The One Book One Nebraska reading program, now in its twelfth 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.
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- One Book One Nebraska Official Website
- One Book One Nebraska Start Page — An introduction to the selections for each year