For The New York Times, Steven Kinzer writes…
\”In a radical effort to pull an entire city away from video screens and into the pages of literature, Chicago officials are asking every adult and adolescent in the city to read the same book at the same time. The book they have chosen is Harper Lee\’s \”To Kill a Mockingbird.\” Libraries throughout the city have braced for an onslaught by putting more than 4,000 copies of the book on their shelves, including Spanish and Polish translations. Bookstores reported sharp increases in sales even before the seven-week project was officially begun on Saturday.\” more… Don\’t forget your required free subscription Here.
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