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Two book covers: Tayari Jones Silver Sparrow over a sky background with the neck-down body of a black girl in a patterned dress In the Shadow of the Banyan Tree by Vaddey Ratner with a woman and child standing beneath a tree on a pale yellow cover
Blog
Nov 04, 2015
Why Do We Read?
Learn about the two new books we've added to the Big Read for the 2016-17 grant cycle!
Quote in white letters against black. It says "Learn as much by writing as by reading." Lord Acton
Blog
Oct 30, 2015
The Big Write
Three young men caught mid cartwheel and flip while other circus-like performers mill around on stage
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Oct 16, 2015
Big Read Spotlight: 7 Stages
A spotlight on Atlanta's 7 Stages Theater's Big Read of "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers.
a black and white portrait of Edgar Allan Poe
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Oct 09, 2015
What Do You Know About Poe? A Big Read Quiz
Test your knowledge of the works of Edgar Allan Poe with our Big Read quiz.
Image of a quote by Rudolfo Anaya that says I believe that every writer needs a quite, because writing is an exploration, and the exploration is not only for me, it's  for the reader.
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Oct 02, 2015
A Conversation with Rudolfo Anaya
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Sep 25, 2015
Our Top Ten Ray Bradbury Quotes
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Sep 18, 2015
Big Read Books for Little Readers
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Sep 11, 2015
Can You Guess the Book by Its Last Line?
Test your knowledge of famous last lines from books in the Big Read library!

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