Several colleges and universities have adopted a common read program, where freshmen read the same book during the summer and discuss it once on campus.
Author Max Brooks' World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is one of the less traditional books appearing on required reading lists. The book captures scenes from a global zombie apocalypse through a series of first-person accounts.
Want to find out more?? Listen to the author's discussion of his book on NPR.
Link to story:
http://www.npr.org/2012/09/07/160758839/what-college-kids-can-learn-from-the-zombie-war
