Tuesday was the big day — Greg Mortenson, co-author of “Three Cups of Tea,” visited Chico. He made several appearances to local classrooms during the day. At night, Mortenson spoke in front of a crowd that was sold-out three times over — in Laxson Auditorium, Harlan Adams Theater and the …

Brooks Thorlaksson, from Chico State University wrote:
We had another very interested crowd at the Barnes and Nobel reading group on Saturday, and generous donors who gave us bills, rather than pennies!

If you possibly can, go hear Julia Bergman tonight at the Chico Library. She’s speaking at 7 p.m. (February 18).

After an extended break from blogging, I’ve come back to discuss books — this one in particular– with anyone who’s interested in books, social causes, foreign policy, or sundry related topics. I confess to being more literary-minded than politically oriented, so I welcome any of you who are more politically …

This article was originally published in the Nov. 8 edition of the Enterprise-Record
By MARY NUGENT
CHICO Bernice Weborg just happened to be at City Plaza on a Thursday afternoon in September, when Mayor Andy Holcombe read a proclamation naming the book “Three Cups of Tea” as a common read …

I read this chapter out loud last Friday at the Mangrove Safeway, as part of Butte Literacy Council’s Read-a-Thon and a couple of people who paused to listen for a minute — or a few seconds — commented “Oh, that’s the Book in Common.” So, apparently word about the program …

Joel Zimbelman, from Chico State University’s college of humanities and fine arts, posted a review that reflects on faculty members meeting to talk about “Three Cups of Tea.” Check it out under the “review” option on the right side of the blog page.

This article was originally published in the Oct. 17 edition of the Enterprise-Record
By CHRIS GULLICK
BUTTE VALLEY Cultural connections, economic impacts and social stereotypes were among the subjects explored by a panel of six Butte College professors Thursday afternoon, during an event centering around the Book in Common program.
Three Cups …

One afternoon last week I met with a book club of about a dozen women who are all loosely connected to Pleasant Valley High School, to talk about “Three Cups of Tea.” I confessed I thought the book could have been written more effectively, as I mentioned in my …

The five-page introduction “In Mr. Mortenson’s Orbit,” provides us the only glimpse of David Oliver Relin, who co-authored the book with Greg Mortenson.
“Working on this book was a true collaboration. I wrote the story. But Greg Mortenson lived it,” Relin writes, on page 5. He introduces himself to us …