And the 2015 All Iowa Reads Book is ...

Every year I look forward to the announcement of the new All Iowa Reads book. The book for the following year is always announced at the Iowa Library Association meeting in October. The book selected is a big secret that members of the selection committee guard until the big announcement.

The 2015 book is My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira. This historical fiction novel is set during the Civil War and tells the story of a midwife who has aspirations of becoming a surgeon. My Name is Mary Sutter has been compared to Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain and Robert Hicks' The Widow of the South.

The Iowa City Public Library has copies of this book available in many formats including regular print, large print, audio recording, eBook and eAudio. We're also working on a Book Club Kit that will be available for checkout soon.

More information about the book is available at the Library's All Iowa Reads webpage including links to the Iowa Center for the Book's All Iowa Reads webpages. There you can find discussion questions and a list of book discussions happening throughout the state.

If you are looking for a great book and opportunities to discuss a book with friends, neighbors, co-workers and others, My Name is Mary Sutter is an excellent choice. The Library's All Iowa Reads webpage also has information about books selected in the past that are also good choices if you are looking for a great book to read.