The goal of the Gulf Coast Reads program encourages readers throughout the Gulf Coast to discuss a particular book with their neighbors, co-workers, friends and families during October each year.
Watch for the October 2022 selection and enjoy reading and discussing it with your family and friends.
Past years' Gulf Coast Reads selections include:
2012 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
2013 The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
2014 Remember Ben Clayton by Stephen Harrigan
2015 The Promise by Ann Weisgarber
2016 The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell
2017 News of the World by Paulette Jiles
2018 Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
2019 The Library Book by Susan Orlean
2020 Gods of Jade and Shadow by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
2021 The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
2012 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
2013 The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
2014 Remember Ben Clayton by Stephen Harrigan
2015 The Promise by Ann Weisgarber
2016 The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell
2017 News of the World by Paulette Jiles
2018 Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
2019 The Library Book by Susan Orlean
2020 Gods of Jade and Shadow by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
2021 The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
