One Book, One Philadelphia
2019
Celebrating its 17th year in 2019, One Book, One Philadelphia is a signature event of the Free Library of Philadelphia that promotes literacy, library usage, and citywide conversation by encouraging the entire greater Philadelphia area to come together through reading and discussing a single book.
From January 16 to March 13, nearly 100 events and programs will center on the 2017 National Book Award-winning novel, Sing, Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward.
In addition to featuring one adult companion title and two youth companion titles to complement and enrich discussions, One Book, One Philadelphia will also present a diversity of author voices through recommended reading lists of young adult and children's books that connect with themes in the featured books.
Read, Discuss, and Discover this year's
One Book, One Philadelphia title
Previous years' One Book, One Philadelphia selections
2018
Another Brooklyn
2017
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
2016
Cold Mountain
2015
Orphan Train
2014
The Yellow Birds
2013
The Buddha in the Attic
2012
Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work
2011
War Dances
2010
The Complete Persepolis
2009
The Soloist
2008
What Is the What
2007
Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
2006
Ben Franklin 300
2005
The Things They Carried
2004
The Color of Water
2003
The Price of a Child
