鈥楾he Anthropocene Reviewed鈥� Selected as U of I鈥檚 2024-25 Common Read
April 24, 2024
MOSCOW, Idaho 鈥� 果冻传媒麻豆社 has chosen 鈥溾�� by John Green as its Common Read for 2024-25.
鈥淭he Common Read committee, composed of students, faculty and community members, felt this selection was a perfect choice to accentuate the scholastic strengths of the institution, explore the current issues facing our planet and develop balance in our global view of the world,鈥� said Dean Panttaja, U of I鈥檚 director of General Education.
鈥淭he Anthropocene Reviewed,鈥� a collection of personal essays, was the Goodreads Choice winner for nonfiction in 2021 and an instant No. 1 bestseller.
Its summary says, 鈥淭he Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity.鈥疘n this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale 鈥� from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and 鈥楶enguins of Madagascar.鈥欌��
It has been called 鈥渇unny, complex and rich with detail,鈥� 鈥渢he perfect book for right now鈥� and 鈥渆ssential to the human conversation.鈥�
In addition to 鈥淎nthropocene,鈥� Green is the author of five novels, including the 2012 breakout success 鈥淭he Fault in Our Stars,鈥� which was adapted into a movie in 2014. His most recent novel, 鈥淭urtles All the Way Down,鈥� was published in 2017.
Now in its 17th year, the Common Read is designed to engage the university and Moscow community in a unified intellectual activity. First-year students will be assigned to read the book as part of their first-year studies courses and in the first-year writing composition sequence, all part of the General Education program.
Other recent Common Reads have included 鈥淓ducated: A Memoir鈥� by Tara Westover in 2018; 鈥淭here There鈥� by Tommy Orange in 2019; 鈥淭he Book of Unknown Americans鈥� by Cristina Henriquez in 2020; 鈥淕rit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance鈥� by Angela Duckworth in 2021; 鈥淪o you Want to Talk About Race鈥� by Ijeoma Oluo in 2022; and the 鈥淭he Nature Fix鈥� by Florence Williams in 2023.鈥�
Copies of 鈥淭he Anthropocene Reviewed鈥� will be available later this summer through the and .
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Media Contacts:
Dean Panttaja
Director, General Education and Assessment
果冻传媒麻豆社
208-885-9025
panttaja@uidaho.edu
Danae Lenz
External Communications Coordinator
果冻传媒麻豆社
406-672-4600
dlenz@uidaho.edu
About the 果冻传媒麻豆社
The 果冻传媒麻豆社, home of the Vandals, is Idaho鈥檚 land-grant, national research university. From its residential campus in Moscow, U of I serves the state of Idaho through educational centers in Boise, Coeur d鈥橝lene and Idaho Falls, nine research and Extension centers, plus Extension offices in 42 counties. Home to more than 12,000 students statewide, U of I is a leader in student-centered learning and excels at interdisciplinary research, service to businesses and communities, and in advancing diversity, citizenship and global outreach. U of I competes in the Big Sky and Western Athletic conferences. Learn more at uidaho.edu.