First-Year and Common Reading
First-Year and Common Reading
Detailed Title List
Feed the People!
Personal Branding for Introverts
This Is an Uprising
Dark Squares
Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults
What’s Going Right
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Mission Driven
Iron Will
Get Home Safe
The Great Refusal
The Water Remembers
The Wound Is Where the Light Enters
Always Have Enough
Smarter
Unread
The Art of Walking
How to Start
Walk
First-Year and Common Reading
Hachette Academic invites you to discover a wide range of thought-provoking books to inspire and engage your students. Whether you’re looking for fiction that fits a particular theme or nonfiction that stimulates discussion across disciplines, we have a great assortment of titles to suit the needs of your program. Many of our titles, including HOW THE WORD IS PASSED, ILLEGALLY YOURS, THE INTERSECTIONAL ENVIRONMENTALIST, and THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS have been used at colleges across the country. We look forward to offering a unique and satisfying reading experience for you, your students, and your faculty.
Catalog
Please visit Edelweiss+ to view our entire digital catalog of titles recommended for First Year and Common Reading.
Review Copies
To request complimentary physical copies of an HBG title for your program to consider, please fill out our online form. Most of our titles are also available for instructors through VitalSource, where you can gain instant access to a full digital copy. Please log in or sign up at vitalsource.com to make a request. Once a title has been adopted, we are happy to provide additional copies for participating faculty.
Please note, we cannot provide exam or desk copies for books until after they have published. For forthcoming books, we ask that you fill out the request form on or after the book’s pub date.
Bulk Order Discounts
If you have selected an HBG title for your program and are interested in purchasing copies in bulk, please contact special.markets@hbgusa.com. Bulk ebook discounts are also available.
Author Visits
Interested in bringing an author to your campus? Please visit the Hachette Speakers Bureau website or contact hachettespeakers@hbgusa.com to learn more about hosting a Hachette speaker at your school.
BUILDING YOUR COMMON READING PROGRAM PANEL
Monday, February 16th @ 2:45 PM
Hyatt Regency Seattle – 403 – Cispus
Join us for our “Building Your Common Reading Program” panel! This publisher led panel will outline how to launch a Common Reading program on your campus, present top titles that speak directly to the student experience, and provide important resources to get you started.
Monday, February 16th @ 2:45 PM
Hyatt Regency Seattle – 403 – Cispus
We’re co-hosting an author event and cocktail hour at FYE! RSVP here!
We’ll be accompanied by David Ambroz and Rachel Zoffness who will be signing free copies of their books. RSVP at the link below, and hope to see you there!
WATCH TYLER MERRITT AT FYE 2025
Tyler Merritt is an actor, author, comedian, viral sensation, activist, and founder of The Tyler Merritt Project, where he brings his ethos of “Love. Learn. Create.” to life. In his talks, Merritt infuses his core beliefs of unity, empathy, inclusion, and compassion with humor, making his message relatable to wide-ranging audiences from non-profits, community groups, universities, and youth audiences worldwide.
Laced with Tyler’s trademark humor, love of pop culture, and arguably too many musical theater references, This Changes Everything is a story about how wrestling with the idea of death can birth a whole new outlook on life, how we live it, and the urgency that comes when you grasp that time is a precious commodity.
WATCH OUR FYE WEBINAR
Watch our FYE webinar, where you’ll learn about our program and meet three of our newest authors. Covering topics like the environment, mental health, technology and AI, and more, their books are some of our top picks for your next Common Reads.
You’ll hear from Amy Bowers Cordalis (The Water Remembers), John Warner (More Than Words), and Natalie Nixon (Move, Think, Rest).
Forthcoming
Forthcoming titles will not be available for exam/ desk copy requests until their pub date.
