Jonnie Bryant, Executive Director of Marketing and Sales at M&G delivered her books to Dawn Farm in Ypsilanti, MI. Dawn Farm provides a means for addicts and alcoholics to achieve long-term recovery in a residential environment.

Prior to being contacted by McNaughton & Gunn, the staff at Dawn Farm was not familiar with World Book Night and did research to learn more about it.

The organization was thrilled to be the recipient of several copies of the following titles: Friday Night Lights, The Kite Runner, The Poisonwood Bible and Zeitoun. The staff encourages residents to read and are always looking for good books.

McNaughton & Gunn has worked with Dawn Farm several years on Day of Caring projects. We were elated to be able to donate these books and hope the residents enjoy the reading. Shown here is Megan Rodgers, one of the staff members at Dawn Farm.

Betty Hite from the McNaughton & Gunn Human Resources Team and her daughter Samantha and friends, chose the village of Brooklyn, MI as their home page for World Book Night. They chose three venues at which to position themselves. The first was Pamida, a general merchandise store, followed by Village Creamery, an ice cream shop and finally Jan’s Dance Studio.

Handing out their book choice, The Lovely Bones, to patrons and passers-by, the group was pleased with the positive reception and appreciation the recipients gave them.

March Madness is upon us! As soon as you finish making your basketball picks, head to the Book Madness Bracket and make your picks there! Choose from 64 favorite reads and follow them to the championship on April 3rd!

Congratulations to Copper Canyon Press and Lookout Books for winning the National Book Critics Circle Award (NBCC) for Poetry and Fiction respectively. The NBCC recognizes outstanding writing and promotes literature and reading. The annual award honors the best literature published in English in six categories—autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

Story on the front page of the New York Times.