Lexington Reads discussion

Has a title been selected yet for OBOB16? Anyone know what it is?

Yes! This year's title is "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon.


How It Went Down

From the author's website http://keklamagoon.com:

"In Kekla Magoon’s How It Went Down, when sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an uproar. Tariq was black. The shooter, Jack Franklin, is white.

In the aftermath of Tariq’s death, everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events line up. By the day, new twists and turns further obscure the truth.

Tariq’s friends, family, and community struggle to make sense of the tragedy, and of the hole left behind when a life is cut short. In their own words, they grapple for a way to say with certainty: This is how it went down."

We currently own a few copies in print and ebook format, but many more will be ordered before April.

More info to come, thanks for the question!

Sound like a timely read!

Info about related events is now available at www.lexpublib.org/onebook2016. Among the highlights are a panel discussion featuring the author on April 23 at the Northside Branch, and a "virtual bookclub" podcast!

Cool!

For this year's One Book One Lexington, two of our librarians have put together a virtual bookclub via podcast. You can listen/subscribe here:

http://www.lexpublib.org/podcasts/one...

The first episode is already available, with additional episodes set to release during April. Give it a try; this is our first attempt at podcasting, and we'd love to hear your feedback!

Is there a 2017 title yet?

Chad wrote: "Is there a 2017 title yet?"

Thanks for asking! We're taking a break from One Book One Lexington, so there won't be a selected title or related programming this year. If anything changes, we'll be sure to let you know.

Thanks for the swift answer!

Bobby wrote: "Chad wrote: "Is there a 2017 title yet?"

Thanks for asking! We're taking a break from One Book One Lexington, so there won't be a selected title or related programming this year. If anything chang..."