Common Book

The Common Book Program was born out of the Summer Reading Program at VCU. In 2015, the Summer Reading Program officially became the Common Book Program. Both shared the same mission to expose first-year students at VCU to texts that would challenge them and create a space for learning and dialogue to take place. Listed below are the texts selected as part of the Summer Reading Program: 

• Freakonomics (2006-07)
  
  
• Nickel and Dimed (2007-08)
  
  
• Covering (2008-09)
  
  
• Maus (2009-10)
  
  
• Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010-11)
  
  
• The Other Wes Moore (2011-12)
  
  
• Full Body Burden (2012-13)
  
  
• Salt Sugar Fat (2013-14)
  
  
• The Circle (2014-15)