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One Book, One U 2025

Selection for 2024-2025

The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease
by Daisy Hernández

The Kissing Bug

Our selection for 2024-25 is Daisy Hernández’s The Kissing Bug, a top 10 best nonfiction book of 2021 – Time Magazine and selected for the National Book Foundation’s Science & Literature. Hernández’s own family story inspired the book. After watching her aunt endure a painful yet unnamed disease for decades, Daisy spent seven years researching and uncovering the facts of the invisible Chagas disease.

One Book, One U Common Reading Program

The One Book, One U program selects a book for each Spring semester to provide a shared educational experience in our university community.  Find information on upcoming events as well as research resources, dicussion guides, and more!

Pick up a copy of the book!

Visit Richter Library's Access Services desk to receive a free print copy of the One Book, One U selection, while supplies last!

Contact Information

  • Jose Rodriguez

    Director of Access Services and Learning Commons

    jfr133@miami.edu

Find a copy of the book in a library!

If you are a member of the South Florida community, check your local library to find a copy of the ebook available for check out.

Events

We are still planning events for Spring 2025.  Please check back for updates.  Find the full list of events on the One Book, One U website.

If you are planning an event related to The Kissing Bug, please feel free to let us know about here: https://forms.gle/nk7zYSGQ6Sbwvbu38

UM Instructional Designers

Want more ideas and activities?  Reach out to the Learning Innovation & Faculty Engagement team at Academic Technologies!  Contact them at life@miami.edu.  Find more information on the Academic Technologies website.