Join the Big Read Macon County
There are many ways to participate in the Decatur Big Read.
Whether you prefer a hardcover book, an eBook, an audiobook or a copy from your local library, there is a place for every reader in this community-wide experience.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
How to get the book
Free Copies
Free copies of A Lesson Before Dying are available at the Decatur Public Library and the Heart of Illinois Community Foundation office while supplies last.
Borrow a Copy
The Decatur Public Library offers the opportunity to borrow the print or ebook HERE.
Audiobook Options
The Decatur Public Library offers an audiobook option HERE.
Purchase a Copy
Prefer to own your copy? Click HERE.
Read Along with Macon County
You don't have to read the entire book at once.
We have provided guides and a reading schedule and facilitator guides that will break A Lesson Before Dying into manageable sections, giving readers an opportunity to move through the story together and have open conversations about the story.
