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One Book One New Paltz selects Sleeping Arrangements for 2008!
The One New Paltz/One Book Committee selected Sleeping Arrangements for this year's community read.
This book, Laura Shaine Cunningham's childhood memoir, has been widely acclaimed. After her mother died of cancer when she was eight years old, Cunningham was raised and nurtured in a family made up of her two eccentric uncles and an equally unusual grandmother.
Cunningham, who lives in the region and is a native New Yorker, is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and journalist. Her memoirs Sleeping Arrangements and A Place in the Country , were both excerpted in the New Yorker magazine. In addition, Cunningham has written for the Atlantic Monthly, Allure, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and the New York Times.
The committee recommends Sleeping Arrangements for persons of high school aged and older. Events for this year's One Book program have been posted on the web site: http://www.onebookonenewpaltz.org
Additionally, the committee decided to select a book for the Fall of 2009 by November of 2008. This will allow more time for planning and will facilitate collaboration with others in the community who require earlier notice to make possible their participation in One New Paltz/One Book activities. In anticipation of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's first contact in North Americaand his sailing up the Hudson River, the committee also decided that this book will focus on the region, its character, history, or cultural significance. Community members are welcome to suggest possibilities by writing to onebook@newpaltz.edu And for regular updates on plans, or to volunteer, interested persons are invited to visit: www.onebookonenewpaltz.org
One Book One New Paltz Committee Members
Gerald Benjamin, Chair
Jackie Andrews, Coordinator
Joanna Arkans
Ann Burdett
Barbara Chapman
Darlene Davis
Maryann Fallek
John Giralico
Colleen Lougen
Caroline Paulson
Jane Poskanzer
Myra Sorin
Brian Wallace
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