We are happy to announce that the Common Read Selection met and chose these four titles as the finalists for the 2021-2022 Freshman Common Read. They are, in no particular order:
- The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead
- Darius the Great is Not Okay, by Adib Khorram
- The Common Good, by Robert Reich
- When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele
To learn more about these 4 books, as well as all the other nominated titles from the year, please see our Nominated Titles page. The committee will meet again in January to choose a winner. If you have thoughts about any of the finalists, please email them to Susanna Eng-Ziskin, Director of the Common Read, at susanna.eng @ csun.edu.