ONE BOOK, ONE ISLAND 2007 – 2024
Selections
2024
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
2023
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness (Sy Montgomery)
2022
The Midnight Library (Haig)
2021
The Yellow House (Broom)
2020
The Overstory (Powers)
2019
The Monk of Mokha (Eggers)
2018
TransAtlantic (McCann)
2017
Elephant Company (Constantine Croke)
2016
The Invention of Wings (Monk Kidd)
2015
Enrique’s Journey (Nazario)
2014
To Kill A Mockingbird (Lee)
2013
The Red Garden (Hoffman)
2012
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
2011
The Postmistress (Blake)
2010
Coal Black Horse (Olmstead)
2009
American Chica (Arana)
Seedfolks (Fleischman)
Abuela (Dorros)
2008
The Old Man and the Sea (Hemingway)
The Young Man and the Sea (Philbrick)
Island Boy (Cooney)
2007
The Kiterunner (Hosseini)
The Breadwinner (Ellis)
The Librarian of Basra (Winter)
Support for One Book, One Island
The program is made possible by funding from the Tupancy-Harris Foundation and the Hale Family Foundation together with financial and staff support from:
Nantucket Atheneum
Mitchell’s Book Corner
Nantucket Historical Association
Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket
Nantucket Book Foundation
Artists’ Association Nantucket
Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals
Nantucket Community School
The Inquirer and Mirrorand Team Annye Camara
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Please consider supporting One Book, One Island Program. A $100 gift provides 10 additional free books for the community. To donate, or for more information, please contact Ann Scott, Nantucket Atheneum, 508 228 1110
