This Blessed Earth
Written by Ted Genoways. This Blessed Earth
asks the question, is there still a place for the farm in today’s
America? The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, yet
its future is in peril. Far from an isolated refuge beyond the reach of
global events, the family farm is increasingly at the crossroads of
emerging technologies and international detente. Ted Genoways explores
this rapidly changing landscape of small, traditional farming
operations, mapping as it unfolds day to day.
The
One Book One Nebraska reading program
is entering its fifteenth year. It encourages Nebraskans across the state to read and discuss one book, chosen from books written by
Nebraska authors or that have a Nebraska theme or setting. A committee of the Nebraska Center for the Book selected this book from a
list of twenty-seven titles nominated by Nebraskans from across the state. The Nebraska Center for the Book board announced the choice
for the 2019 One Book One Nebraska at the Celebration of Nebraska Books on
December 1, 2018 in Lincoln.
Libraries across Nebraska will join other literary and cultural
organizations in planning book discussions, activities, and events that
will encourage Nebraskans to read and discuss this book. Support
materials to assist with local reading/discussion activities are
available on the Get Involved page. Updates and activity listings
are posted on the
One Book One Nebraska Facebook group.
One Book One Nebraska is sponsored by
Nebraska Center for the Book,
Humanities Nebraska,
The Backwaters Press,
and
Nebraska Library Commission.
The Nebraska Center for the Book is housed at and supported
by the Nebraska Library Commission and brings together the state's
readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers,
educators, and scholars to build the community of the book, supporting
programs to celebrate and stimulate public interest in books, reading,
and the written word.