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NEA Big Read

An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. Showcasing a diverse range of contemporary titles that reflect many different voices and perspectives, the NEA Big Read aims to inspire conversation and discovery.
This are all of the past and present books chosen by the NEA as of March 2018.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
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The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
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The Big Smoke (Adrian Matejka)
The Big Smoke
Adrian Matejka
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Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolfo Anaya
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Book of Hours (Kevin Young)
Book of Hours
Kevin Young
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder
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Brother, I'm Dying (Edwidge Danticat)
Brother, I'm Dying
Edwidge Danticat
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Burning Bright: Stories (Ron Rash)
Burning Bright: Stories
Ron Rash
9
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
10
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (Roz Chast)
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Roz Chast
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Citizen (Claudia Rankine)
Citizen
Claudia Rankine
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Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
Celeste Ng
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
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Five Skies (Ron Carlson)
Five Skies
Ron Carlson
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Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
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Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
Marilynne Robinson
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How We Became Human (Joy Harjo)
How We Became Human
Joy Harjo
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In the Shadow of the Banyan (Vaddey Ratner)
In the Shadow of the Banyan
Vaddey Ratner
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In the Time of the Butterflies (Julia Alvarez)
In the Time of the Butterflies
Julia Alvarez
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Into the Beautiful North
Into the Beautiful North
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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
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The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir (Kao Kalia Yang)
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
Kao Kalia Yang
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A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)
A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
29
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
Louise Erdrich
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The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett
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My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
Willa Cather
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The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
33
Old School (Tobias Wolff)
Old School
Tobias Wolff
34
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
Thornton Wilder
35
Poems by Emily Dickinson
Poems by Emily Dickinson
36
Pretty Monsters (Kelly Link)
Pretty Monsters
Kelly Link
37
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House
Louise Erdrich
38
Selected Poems of Robinson Jeffers (Jeffers)
Selected Poems of Robinson Jeffers
Jeffers
39
The Shawl
The Shawl
40
Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow
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