First-year Book

It is a Bowdoin College tradition that each entering class read a book during the summer. You will assemble with other first-years in small groups led by members of the faculty to discuss it during Orientation. The common reading for the Class of 2012 will be Class Matters by the New York Times.

The Bowdoin College Library has resources on the book. Click here for Library Resources.

Please purchase and read Class Matters (ISBN 0805080554) in preparation for the lively discussions that will occur in late August. You can order the book at a 30% discount from the Bowdoin Bookstore. The price of this selection comes to $9.80 at the Bowdoin Bookstore (for Maine residents, with the tax added, it comes to $10.29 plus shipping).

There are three ways to order from the Bowdoin Bookstore:

  • By visiting the Bookstore 
  • By phoning the Bookstore directly at: 1-800-524-2225 (toll-free), 207-725-3206
  • By writing to us at: Bowdoin Bookstore, Bowdoin College, 6100 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011-8461.