The Common Reading Program invites instructors interested in considering use of the 2024–25 Common Reading, Priya Fielding Singh’s How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America, to request an exam copy. Those who will be teaching courses that enroll first-year students may request a university purchased paperback copy. Those whose courses enroll students beyond the first year can request a paperback or digital copy from the publisher. Information and links for all options are available at the Common Reading website.
All incoming first-year students across the system will be receiving paperback copies of the book, thanks to funding from the Provost’s Office. Information on inexpensive access to copies for other students is also available at the link above.
In addition, the nomination process is currently open for the WSU community to suggest titles for the 2025–26 Common Reading. The Selection Committee welcomes nominations of books in any genre and on any topic that could spark multidisciplinary campus-wide conversation, classroom use, and activities. The deadline to nominate is Monday, April 22.
