Lincoln City Libraries (LCL) announced “Hidden Valley Road” by Robert Kolker as the book selected for the 2021 One Book–One Lincoln Community Reading Program. The book is available from LCL in print and large type as well as downloadable audio and ebook formats.
“Hidden Valley Road” is about a midcentury American family with 12 children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia. The family became science’s great hope in the quest to understand the disease. “Hidden Valley Road” is a New York Times best-seller.
The runners up for the 2021 program were “Transcendent Kingdom” by Yaa Gyasi and “Interior Chinatown” by Charles Yu. The book selection process began in February when an 18-member selection team of community readers narrowed 196 nominations down to the top three.
A community-wide online book discussion is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, October 9. A virtual author visit is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 26. Preregistration is not required. Visit lincolnlibraries.org for more information.