New initiative promoting Manchester reading

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38531494 216666735687092 3091773383877066752 oMANCHESTER, N.H. –  This fall, several local organizations are coming together to promote reading as part of the inaugural “One Book, One Manchester” community reading program.

The initiative seeks to create book discussion groups, storytelling events and other various gatherings centered around reading within the city.

In particular, the this fall the initiative focuses on Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, chosen by the New Hampshire Institute of Art of a variety of reasons ranging from literary merits to readability and timeliness.

More information is available on the One Book, One Manchester Facebook page (@1Book1MHT).

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Born and raised in the Granite State, Andrew Sylvia has written approximately 10,000 pieces over his career for outlets across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. On top of that, he's a licensed notary and licensed to sell property, casualty and life insurance, he's been a USSF trained youth soccer and futsal referee for the past six years and he can name over 60 national flags in under 60 seconds according to that flag game app he has on his phone, which makes sense because he also has a bachelor's degree in geography (like Michael Jordan). He can also type over 100 words a minute on a good day.