We share a history, now share a
book.
is a state-wide book discussion group
designed to promote dialogue among community members gathered in various
locations throughout the state. To accomplish this goal, participants are urged to join book
discussion groups and attend related special events, such as meeting the author,
character portrayals, movies, and workshops.
Since the state-wide book discussion group is
designed to promote dialogue
among community members, One Book, One West Virginia offers the following
support materials to enliven and inspire your discussion.
2009 Selection-Silas House author
of Parchment of Leaves, Coal Tattoo and Clay's
Quilt.
Appalachian
Heritage Writer-in-Residence Program
The 2009 Appalachian Heritage
Writer-in-Residence Program is made possible with financial support from the
West
Virginia Humanities Council, the West Virginia Center for the
Book, and the Shepherd University Foundation.
Support Materials for Discussion Groups
Participant
Evaluation
Reader's
Guides
A
Parchment of Leaves
The
Coal Tattoo
Clay's
Quilt
Teaching
Resources
Reading
Map
Biography
Important Links- Silas House
Blog & AHWIR Silas
House
2008 Selection-Big Stone
Gap by Adriana Trigiani
A wholesome Cinderella story with a winning blend of '70s nostalgia and
Appalachian local color.
2007 Selection-Colored
People by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The
celebrated black Harvard scholar offers a portrait of growing up in a West
Virginia hill town, presenting a study of his family, his childhood icons, and
the social institutions and mores of the time.
2006 Selection-Night of the
Hunter by Davis Grubb
Celebrates the literary style that
inspired Hollywood in the making of the movie by the same name.
2005 Selection-Follow the
River by James Alexander Thom
Commemorates the
250th anniversary of Mary Ingles' incredible escape and journey. Vividly
captures the insurmountable bravery and endurance of this pioneer woman as well
as the strength of the rivers she used as her guides on her 800 mile trek
home.