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August 12, 2019 Omaha Public Library — Community choose This Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways as the 2019 Omaha Reads selection
Each year, Omaha Public Library (OPL) encourages the community to vote for and read one book as a way to promote literacy and inspire discussion among Omaha and Douglas County residents. The selection is celebrated with book talks and other related programming. This Blessed Earth follows the Hammond family as they navigate the ever-changing landscape of modern farming, exploring how one family struggles to preserve a fifth-generation family operation in the face of shifting trade policies, encroaching pipelines, climate change and more. "This year's Omaha Reads selection is especially impactful because it is also the 2019 'One Book One Nebraska' and 'All Iowa Reads' selection...Read more...

January 16, 2019 Nebraska Library Commission — NCompass Live: 2019 One Book One Nebraska: This Blessed Earth
We are very pleased to announce that our featured guest will be Ted Genoways, author of the 2019 selection, This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm. View the recording...

October 29, 2018 Iowa Public Radio — Iowans Will Join Nebraskans in Reading the Same Book
“One Book, One Nebraska and All Iowa Reads collaborated to select a joint title for 2019 to be read in both states in library discussion groups around both states,” she says. Dagley says generally the selected books are... Read more...

October 29, 2018 Nebraska Library Commission — This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm Chosen as 2019 One Book One Nebraska
People across Nebraska are encouraged to read the work of a fourth-generation Nebraskan —and then talk about it with their friends and neighbors. This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm (W. W. Norton & Company, 2017) by Ted Genoways is the joint 2019 One Book One Nebraska and All Iowa Reads selection... Read more...

May 7, 2018 Nebraska Today— Genoways' This Blessed Earth wins Stubbendieck book prize
The winner of the 2018 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize is author Ted Genoways, for his chronicling of the Hammond family farm from harvest to harvest in "This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm." Genoways tells the family story while also educating the reader... Read more...

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November 9, 2019 Celebration of Nebraska Books, Lincoln, NE, 2:30 p.m. Nebraska History Museum. Ted Genoways will be featured in a keynote presentation at 2:45 p.m. The Celebration is free and open to the public.

October 13, 2019 Author Visit, Omaha, NE, 3 p.m. The Durham Museum. Come and hear author Ted Genoways speak about This Blessed Earth. Registration is required.

October 9, 2019 Book Discussion, Omaha, NE, 7 p.m. Milton R. Abrahams Branch. Registration is required.

September 22, 2019 Farming, Natural Resourcces & You: A Panel Discussion, Omaha, NE, 4 p.m. W. Dale Clark (Main) Library. Join Omaha Public Library and local experts to discuss topics from This Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways. Registration is required.

September 18, 2019 "This Blessed Earth Book Discussion, Omaha, NE, 7 p.m. Millard Branch - West Meeting Room. Join fellow community members for a discussion of this year's Omaha Reads title, This Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways. Registration is required.

July 8, 2019 One Book One Nebraska Presentation, Seward, NE, 7 p.m. Seward Public Library. Spend an evening of recognizing and appreciating the hard work of our agricultural community. Discover the challenges technology and politics have added to the lives of generational landowners.

June 4, 2019 Book Club for Adults, Grand Island, NE, 5:30 p.m. Grand Island Public Library. This month's discussion will be over This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm.

May 16, 2019 Book Discussion, Beatrice, NE, 7 p.m. Homestead National Monument of America. Park Historian Jonathan Fairchild will be leading the discussion. This event is in partnership with Beatrice Public library.

April 8, 2019 Open Book Club, Kearney, NE. 6:30 p.m. Kearney Public Library. The "Open Book Club" will be disucssing This Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways.

April 6, 2019 Book Talk and Signing with Authors Ted Genoways and Bart Schaneman, Lincoln, NE. 4:30 p.m. Francie & Finch Bookshop. These award-winning journalists will interview each other about their works including this year's One Book One Nebraska selection This Blessed Earth. The authors will also share about their upcoming books. This is sure to be a lively discussion! Books will be available for purchase and autograph.

April 4, 2019 A One Book, One Cozad Presenation, Cozad, NE. 6:30 p.m. Wilson Public Library. Mark Reiman, from Bayer (formerly Monsanto) will give a presenation about shaping the future of agriculture. This program is in conjunction with the 2019 One Book, One Cozad selection This Blessed Earth.

April 1, 2019 Book Club, Hastings, NE. 6:30 p.m. First Congregational United Church of Christ. Discussing the bookThis Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways.

March 13, 2019 Farm Succession Planning Program, Cozad, NE, 6:45 p.m. Cozad High School Auditorium. In conjunction with One Book, One Cozad activities around the 2019 selection, This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm by Ted Genoways, the Wilson Public Library is hosting a farm succcession planning program with Dr. Ron Hanson. The public is invited and the doors open at 6 p.m.

March 19,2019 The Lucille Cobb Lecture Series, Crete, NE, 7 p.m. Doane University, Chab Weyers Education & Hixson Lied Art Building Rooms 236/38. The 2019 Lucille Cobb memorial Lecture presents "The Next Food Revolution: Politics and the American Farm" with guest lecturer Ted Genoways, author of This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm.

March 11, 2019 Book Discussion, Cozad, NE, 1:30 p.m. Wilson Public Library. Will be discussing two selections. The first is a re-scheduled discussion of This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm which was postponed in February due to weather.

March 8, 2019 Book Discussion, Stanton, NE, 1 p.m. Stanton Public Library. Will be discussing This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm.

February 20, 2019 Prairie Readers, Lincoln, NE. 1-2:00 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church. All are invited to a special presentation of This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm by author Ted Genoways.

February 7, 2019 A February Evening at Mo Java, Lincoln, NE. 6-8:15 p.m. Mo Java Cafe & Roasting Co. Join for a conversation with author of the 2019 One Book One Nebraska seletion, This Blessed Earth, Ted Genoways along with writer JV Brummels and songwriter Paul Baker.

January 18, 2019 Lincoln Rotary Club with Ted Genoways, Lincoln, NE. 1:00 p.m. Champions Country Club.

January 17, 2019 All About Books on NET 9:00 a.m. Author of This Blessed Earth Ted Genoways will be interviewed for Nebraska Public Radio.

January 16, 2019 NCompass Live: OBON 2019, 10:00 a.m. CT. Celebrate the joint 2019 One Book One Nebraska and All Iowa Reads selection This Blessed Earth on the next FREE NCompass Live webinar! We are very pleased to announce that our featured guest speaker will be author Ted Genoways. Sign up to join.

January 16, 2019 One Book One Nebraska Discussion, Fairbury, NE. 10:00 a.m. Fairbury Public Library. Join for a discussion of this year's One Book One Nebraska selection This Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways.

January 12, 2019 One Book One Nebraska Reading and Signing, Lincoln, NE. 4:00 p.m. Francie & Finch Bookshop. Author Ted Genoways will be speaking and signing his book "This Blessed Earth".

December 1, 2018 Nebraska Center for the Book— Celebration of Nebraska Books, Lincoln, NE. 2:30 p.m. Nebraska History Museum. The celebration, free and open to the public, features presentations of the Nebraska Center for the Book's Nebraska Book Awards, Mildred Bennett Award and Jane Geske Award, One Book One Nebraska 2018 presentation, and 2019 OBON announcement.

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