New York City is creating America's biggest book club by picking one book for everyone to read

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February 10, 2017 6:40 PM

A new program is encouraging New York City residents to come together by reading the same book. They can vote on what they want to read until February 28.

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A warning to all New Yorkers: If everyone on the subway seems to be reading the same book this March, you're not going crazy.

New York City has launched a new program called " rel="noFollow" target="_blank"One Book, One New York" to encourage all city residents to read the same book.

The initiative allows New Yorkers in all five boroughs to vote on one of five books to start reading in the month of March. Residents can vote online or in kiosks in subway stations until February 28.

The effort is an attempt to give small bookstores throughout the city a boost and, as the program's title suggests, create a sense of community among the city's readers.

Other cities such as Chicago and Philadelphia have hosted community reads in the past, though none have created as large a book club as New York can.

In partnership with Buzzfeed, the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment turned to those other cities to suggest books for people to read. It also consulted with heads of local libraries, publishers, and academics, the New York Times reports.

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