It Only Looks Easy...A Look at the Process of Picking "The Book"

Here's a link to a New York Times article detailing the difficulties involved in picking a "the book" for a community reading program. Interestingly, James McBride (last year's Long Island Reads author) and Chang Rae Lee (this year's author) were among the contenders in 2002 when New York City launched a city-wide reading initiative .