Big Read in Louisville is a big deal

The Big Read, a new program of the Louisville Free Public Library in Kentucky, encourages all residents to read—and discuss—the same book. The title chosen is Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, and the launch date is February 1, to coincide with the beginning of Black History Month. During that time, some 5,000 copies of the Hurston novel, set in Florida in the 1930s, will be distributed to high school students. Some 900 copies, in print or audio format, will be available in the library and its branches. For more information, visit the library’s Web site, www.lfpl.org, or read the article at The Courier-Journal website.