On the same page

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​"A Fire Story", by Brian Fies, is the 2022-2-23 Book Choice.

The Claremont On the Same Page community book this year is "A Fire Story", by Brian Fies.  This award-winning author and illustrator presents his personal account of the Northern California wildfires of 2017 in this powerful and moving graphic memoir.

On October 9, 2017, wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting in forty-four fatalities and the destruction of thousands of homes.  In "A Fire Story", Brian Fies shares an unflinching account of this tragedy as he and his wife experienced it--including losing their house and every possession that didn't fit in their car.

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what is on the same page?

The Friends of the Claremont Library sponsors the annual citywide reading program: Claremont: On the Same Page.

We engage as many people as possible in the discussion of one book as the basis for a common experience.

Local reading groups and educators are are encouraged to read the book as part of their activities or curriculum.

After the book is selected in September, a variety of local events are offered to discuss the book and topics related to it.  All events are all free and open to the public.

We would love you to join us in reading these books, and to attend as many events as possible.

Fire Transforms

Hear from four "Fire Transformation" artists about their experiences living with fire and how this has found expression in their work. Guest Curator Rina Faletti will moderate this lively conversation about the power of art to heal, document, and transform in our age of environmental crisis and climate change. Featuring artists Brian Fies, Gregory Roberts, Felicia Rice, and Adam Shaw."
Read more about the Fire Transforms exhibition.

Watch the discussion.
 

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Past selections include:

• 2021     Always a Song by Ellen Harper
• 2020   Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
  
• 2019    The Library Book by Susan Orlean
• 2018    The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
• 2017    Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California by Frances   Dinkelspiel
• 2016    Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas
• 2015    Wonder by R.J. Palacio
• 2014    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• 2013    Take one Candle Light A Room by Susan Straight
• 2012    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• 2011     Into the Beautiful North: A Novel by Luis Alberto Urrea
• 2010    The God of War by Marisa Silver
• 2009    The Soloist by Steve Lopez
• 2008    Distant Land of Our Fathers by Bo Caldwell
• 2007    Cannery Row by John Steinbeck