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Five Finalists for CSUN's 2017-2018 Common Reading

October 28, 2016

One of these five books will be the 2017-2018 Common Read at CSUN
One of these five books will be the 2017-2018 Common Read at CSUN.

 

The Selection Committee has chosen the five finalists for CSUN's 2017-2018 Freshman Common Reading:

  • Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  • Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
  • Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
  • Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto by Steve Almond

Read more about each book on the Nominated Titles page.  Members of the CSUN community who would like to share an opinion about any of these books are invited to do so on the Freshman Common Reading blog.  Please note that this is a moderated blog. (Or email your opinion directly to Cheryl Spector who will confirm with you about posting it.)

The selection committee will meet in January 2017 to choose the winning title. Oviatt Library owns all five books.