One Book, One College

Announcing the 2023-2024 Selection for Illinois Central College One Book One College!

Kindred By Octavia Butler

The ICC Library “One Book, One College” (OBOC) Committee is happy to announce Kindred  By Octavia Butler as the 2022-2023 Program Selection.

"This book is a captivating blend of historical and science fiction. The novel follows Dana, a young African American woman who mysteriously travels back in time to the antebellum South. As she confronts the brutal realities of slavery and saves the life of her white slaveholding ancestor, Dana is forced to grapple with the complexities of race, power, and identity. Butler's storytelling delves into the enduring legacy of America's troubled past, making Kindred a powerful exploration of history and kinship."

Please contact Amy Glass, Information Services Librarian, and the chair of the One Book, One College Committee, if you have any questions.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 "Octavia E. Butler (June 22, 1947-February 24, 2006) wrote 12 novels and won each of science fiction’s highest honors (Nebula and Hugo Awards). In 1995, she became the first science fiction writer to be awarded a MacArthur “genius” grant. The MacArthur Foundation said of Octavia E. Butler, “Her imaginative stories are transcendent fables, which have as much to do with the future as with the present and the past.” (New York Times, 11/17/22)"

Selecting

Selections for One Book, One College are made by a team of librarians and faculty from several departments at ICC. If you have a suggestion for next year’s read, please contact Amy Glass.