2021 One Book–One Lincoln Title Announced

Published on September 06, 2021

Lincoln City Libraries (LCL) today 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. 

LCL has sponsored the annual program since 2002 to encourage reading and dialogue by creating a community-wide reading and discussion experience. Find out more about LCL and upcoming One Book–One Lincoln events at lincolnlibraries.org.