NKU Book Connection

The NKU Book Connection a program present in Northern Kentucky University's academic plan for incoming freshman.^[1] Introduced in 2000, it has since offered a common subject for students to include in first year classes. The titles come from various artists from greatly differing backgrounds. Each touches on a different issue such as race, class, identity, or gender.^[2]

List of Books in Program

• 2000: "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
• 2001: "Autobiography of a Face" by Lucy Grealy
• 2002: "Honky" by Dalton Conley
• 2003: "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich
• 2004: "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
• 2005: "All But My Life" by Gerda Weissmann Klein
• 2006: "Restavec" by Jean-Robert Cadet
• 2007: "Lost Mountain" by Erik Reece
• 2008: "Love My Rifle More Than You" by Kayla Williams
• 2009: "Thirteen Women Strong" by Robert Wallace
• 2010: "This I Believe" by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman

See also

• Northern Kentucky University

References

1. ^ "The Book Connection seeks to bring students together with a shared reading experience while focusing on issues addressed in a popular fiction or nonfiction book.". NKU Library. http://www.nku.edu/~firstyear/connection/about.php. 
2. ^ "...the books have afforded professors in first-year classes the opportunity to address issues pertaining to race, class, gender, and identity". NKU Library. http://www.nku.edu/~firstyear/connection/about.php. 

External links

• "Northern Kentucky University's website". http://www.nku.edu/.