Today's the last chance to vote for the next selection in the city's sixth One Book, One Denver reading program -- and no, despite the wacky weather lately, not to mention yesterday's funnel clouds over downtown Denver, the Wizard of Oz is not one of the possibilities. The 27 eligible books (which bear a marked resemblance to the classics included in the "The Big Read," the National Endowment for the Arts' very smart literary program) are listed at www.onebookonevote.org. Cross your fingers th
Read between the lines: The rationale behind the city's vote for the next One Book, One Denver selection became clear yesterday, when the Department of Cultural Affairs revealed that the city had received a $20,000 Big Read grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
That NEA program is designed to promote reading and literacy -- and it just so happens that the list of 27 possible books Denverites got to vote on earlier this month -- essentially the greatest hits of American lit -- are al
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read," Scout, the young tomboy narrator, confides in To Kill a Mockingbird. "One does not love breathing."
Now, To Kill a Mockingbird has been called on to breathe new life into One Book, One Denver, the program that promotes reading by having everyone in the city -- everyone who wants to, at least -- get on the same page, literally, by reading and discussing one book. That's the theory, but even in this tome-loving town, the program seem
