| Year(s) | Title | Author(s) |
| 2019 | Just Mercy | Bryan Stevenson |
| 2018 | Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County | Kristen Green |
| 2017 | Spare Parts | Joshua Davis |
| 2015-16 | The Glass Castle | Jeannette Walls |
| 2014 | Where am I Eating? | Kelsey Timmerman |
| 2013 | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | William Kamkwamba |
| 2012 | Where Am I Wearing | Kelsey Timmerman |
| 2010-11 | Make the Impossible Possible | Bill Strickland |
| 2009 | Growing Up | Russell Baker |
| 2008 | Nine Hills to Nambonkaha | Sarah Erdman |
| 2007 | The Creative Habit | Twyla Tharp |
| 2006 | The Tipping Point | Malcolm Gladwell |
| 2005 | A Hope in the Unseen | Ron Suskind |
| 2004 | Into The Wild | Jon Krakauer |
Would you like to participate in the selection of the next book? The Common Book Committee includes students, faculty, staff, and community members, and they welcome your ideas. Please send suggestions via e-mail to uc-admin@winthrop.edu .
