Palm Desert Reads 2025
One Book - One Palm Desert unites the community through a shared reading experience, promoting literacy and intergenerational engagement. This year the Palm Desert Library invites you to read The New York Times bestselling book, Finding Gobi by Dion Leonard. If you only read one book this year, read Finding Gobi, as it will be the one book everyone is talking about.
About Finding Gobi by Dion Leonard
The New York Times, Sunday Times and International Bestseller Finding Gobi: A man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion.
Finding Gobi is the miraculous tale of Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup, who would later earn the name Gobi, proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, as she went step for step with Dion over the Tian Shan Mountains, across massive sand dunes, through yurt villages and the black sands of the Gobi Desert, keeping pace with him for nearly 80 miles.
Finding Gobi is a book for the whole family and is available in a chapter book for young readers and a picture book for children.
Key Dates and Events
Unlimited eBook and audiobook copies of Finding Gobi are accessible through the Libby app by OverDrive. Hard copies are also available.
Friday, March 28: Panel Discussion on the Gobi Desert: featuring Author Dion Leonard, Finding Gobi and Dr. James A. Danoff-Burg, Vice President of Conservation at the Living Desert
Location: Palm Desert Library
11am-12pm
Saturday, March 29: Palm Desert Reads: Children’s Storytime with Author Dion Leonard
Location: Palm Desert Library
10:30am
Saturday, March 29: Palm Desert Reads Author Talk: Dion Leonard
Location: UCR- Palm Desert Auditorium
3:30-4:30pm