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What if an entire city read the same book and then discussed it? Residents in cities from Seattle to New York thought so and did just that.

Founded in 2002, Fort Collins Reads, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, has worked to connect neighbors through literature and speaking engagements with some of the nation’s most recognized authors. It might help promote understanding, diversity, and tolerance by breaking barriers between people and cultures. Fort Collins adopted the program in 2002 and was one of the first cities in Colorado to do so. Fort Col

lins Reads is a unique opportunity for residents to educate themselves, meet people beyond their everyday contacts, and share in a positive experience. Past books have included Close Your Eyes Hold Hands, Let the Great World Spin, In the Garden of Beasts, and many others!

05/29/2026

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This won the 2025 National Book Award prize in nonfiction. The judges said,”One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is a scathing chronicle that articulates the reality of horror while managing to convey the universal within a terrifying particular, making this book beautiful, heartbreaking, messy, and singularly profound.“

If you haven’t read our 2026 Fort Collins Reads pick, we highly recommend it! Place it on hold or at a local bookstore like . Also, don’t forget to buy tickets to our annual author event in November where you can hear speak about his book and get your copy signed. Tickets are available online through the link in our bio or in-person .

05/23/2026

Join our committee June-October in reading and discussing Palestinian history and stories! Our in-person book club will meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 6-7 PM ! We’ll be discussing our first book, “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine” by Rashid Khalidi on June 24th. Published in 2021, this book is already considered a foundational read for understanding the history of Palestine and we can’t wait to discuss it with you.

Get your copy 20% off at Old Firehouse Books or check it out from ! See you in June!

05/20/2026

Calling all book clubs! The book club kit for “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” by is now available ! Head to www.poudrelibraries.org to place a hold. Book club kits include 10 copies of the book, information about the author, discussion questions, and more.

Get your book club ready for our November event! Tickets are available at the link in our bio or in-person .

05/15/2026

Did you know that our 2026 read, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”, won the 2025 book battle at ? Anyone could stop in and cast a ballot to move their favorite along on the bracket. We are so excited to bring the author of this local favorite to Fort Collins in November!

Haven’t gotten your ticket yet? Follow the link in our bio or stop in at Old Firehouse Books to purchase in-person!

05/09/2026

Today we’re bringing you some carefully vetted recommendations from our beloved pets. There’s so much you can gain from books, like valuable insight from Omar El Akkad or hard-won lessons like not eating bees. We hope you find something new to read thanks to Fred, Book the cat, Calliope, Butters McGee, and Gracie.

Never fear for there are quite a lot of pets amongst the 10 of us, so there will be some more pet recs in the future!

05/07/2026

In the lead up to our November author event with , we want to highlight Palestinian authors. Isabella Hammad is an award-winning British-Palestinian author who has written two novels, “The Parisian” and “Enter Ghost”. She has won multiple prizes, including the Plimpton Prize for Fiction, the O. Henry Prize, the Palestine Book Award, and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. She was also named as one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 under 35 honorees.

Her novels explore cultural identity, diaspora, displacement, and the connections found through family and shared resistance.

Stop by your local library () or a local bookstore to check out her books. 🇵🇸

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05/02/2026

Our shelves (and group chat) are full!

Check out the recent releases we’re loving plus the upcoming books already demanding our attention. Did we miss any? Let us know about any new releases we need on our radar!

04/29/2026

We’re already spotting our 2026 bookmarks around town! We cannot wait for to visit in November.

Tickets are on sale through the link in our bio or in-person at !

04/22/2026

On October 25, 2023, Omar El Akkad tweeted, “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” At the time of his tweet, at least 6,000 Palestinians had been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. As of today, the number of casualties has exceeded 70,000.

What started as a tweet has now become a National Book Award winning work of nonfiction. This is El Akkad’s breakup with the west. Our committee is thrilled to bring Omar El Akkad to Fort Collins for our annual author event on November 8th.

Tickets for general admission, reserved seating, and our author reception on November 7th are available now! You can purchase through the link in our bio or in-person at Old Firehouse Books. ❤️💚🤍🖤

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