Campus Common Reads
This guide showcases the most frequently assigned Campus Common Reads titles from recent years and links to copies available through the EMU Library.
Below are the most frequently selected Campus Common Reads titles from 2017–2018 through 2025–2026.
Ranking - Books are ranked by the number of times they were selected.
Times Selected - Indicates how many times a title was assigned as a Common Read by a college or university in the United States.
Title - The title of the book, linked to the EMU catalog. Titles without a link to the catalog are not available at the EMU Library.
Author - The book's author. When a title has two or more authors, only the first author is listed.
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Data for book rankings and selection counts comes from the annual “Campus Common Reading Roundup” lists published on the Common Reads | Penguin Random House website.