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Carlsbad Reads Together 2018 Launches

The City of Carlsbad is pleased to share details about Carlsbad Reads Together 2018, a program that brings community members together and engages them in a discussion about the same selection of books at the same time. Participation in the program is free. 

At a Glance                                                                                                         

• Carlsbad Reads Together 2018 celebrates author Daniel H. Pink, a New York Times Bestselling author and renowned TED Talk Speaker. Pink’s works focus on big ideas to reshape our work, transform our businesses and change our lives.
• Participants are encouraged to read any of Pink’s six books. The program will emphasize four of Pink’s titles: A Whole New Mind, Drive, To Sell is Human and When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, which will be released in January 2018. Readers can also review a series of Pinkcast videos online designed to support the themes of the author’s works.
• Copies of Daniel Pink’s published works are now available for check out at all Carlsbad library locations.
• An Author Talk event is scheduled on Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. at Carlsbad City Library. Special guest Pink will be there for an interactive question and answer session followed by a book signing.
• Additional special programming designed to complement the themes of Pink’s works will be announced on www.carlsbadca.gov/CRTstarting in late December. 

More Information

Daniel H. Pink is the author of six provocative books — including his newest, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, to be published in January 2018. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into 35 languages. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and their three children. 

For more information, visit www.carlsbadca.gov/CRT. Special thanks to the Friends of the Carlsbad Library for their support of Carlsbad Reads Together.