All undergraduate business majors at the Kelley School of Business on the IU Bloomington campus should read the chosen book during the summer before classes begin. Not only will you be able to fully engage with the wide range of events surrounding the book in the fall semester, but you’ll have something in common with your peers and Kelley faculty from the beginning.
Incoming Kelley direct admit students will receive a free copy of the Kelley Common Read book.
Is your phone the first thing you reach for in the morning and the last thing you touch before bed? Do you frequently pick it up “just to check,” only to look up forty-five minutes later wondering where the time has gone? Do you say you want to spend less time on your phone—but have no idea how to do so without giving it up completely? If so, this book is your solution.
Award-winning journalist Catherine Price presents a practical, hands-on plan to break up—and then make up—with your phone. The goal? A long-term relationship that actually feels good.
You’ll discover how phones and apps are designed to be addictive and learn how the time we spend on them damages our abilities to focus, think deeply, and form new memories. You’ll then make customized changes to your settings, apps, environment, and mindset that will ultimately enable you to take back control of your life.
“In an increasingly digital world, it’s more important than ever to use technology in ways that help us show up fully—in our work, learning, and lives. This year’s Common Read invites us to take control of our most valuable currency: our attention. Through small insights and meaningful shifts, the author challenges us to rethink our relationship with technology and build a future where we’re not just more productive, but more intentional, too.”
Logan Tobery, BS’26Kelley Student Government President
A copy of the book will be sent to the permanent address on file with Indiana University. (To check what address we have on file, please login to One.IU and go to your Student Center account. The address listed under "Student Home" is the one we will use. Please make sure your address is current.) Books will begin shipping by the end of June. Please allow two weeks for shipping.
No. Books are only provided to students directly admitted to the Kelley School of Business.
At this time, books will only be provided to incoming Kelley direct admit students.
Yes. Incoming Kelley direct admit international students will be able to pick up their book when they arrive in Bloomington for orientation.
A benefit of the Kelley Common Read is that reading the book is something you can have in common with other incoming Kelley students. Reading the book is strongly encouraged.
Kelley makes each year’s selection centered on a topic outside typical classroom discussions, but still relevant for students of business.
Each year, the Kelley Common Read book is selected by a committee of Kelley faculty, staff, and student(s). They review numerous options. A variety of factors are considered and the committee members vote to determine the selection.
Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work
by Dave Isay
Being Heumann
by Judith Heumann
The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life
by Lauren Markham
Born A Crime
by Trevor Noah
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson
Door to Door
by Edward Humes
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
The Circle
by Dave Eggers
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
by Katherine Boo
Outcasts United
by Warren St. John