The Common Reading Program at Appalachian State University is delighted to offer The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here, from acclaimed scientist and author Hope Jahren, as the university’s common reading book for the 2024-2025 academic year. Jahren’s 2016 memoir Lab Girl earned the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography, the American Association for the Advancement of Science Prize for Excellence in Science, and numerous other recognitions.