Dean’s Book Club
The Dean’s Book Club is an opportunity for a group of readers to join in conversation about once a month with the Dean and the Writers-in-Residence around a book they have all read. The Writers-in-Residence or the dean offer an author’s perspective on why a particular book speaks to them and lead the group discussion. It is a great opportunity to meet other readers (and writers!) who share your interests.
Students who are seeking a solution to the “I never get to read for fun these days!” problem will enjoy writers and books that are not found on most course syllabi.
The first 15 first-year students who commit to reading the selected book AND to attending and participating in the discussion will receive a copy of the book, compliments of The Ingram Commons. All you need to do is come by the Office of the Dean of The Ingram Commons to claim your copy. You are encouraged to read the book early and lend it to a friend, so that they can come, too.
SEP 30 | Tenth of December Stories by George Saunders Discussion led by Rita Bullwinkel |
OCT 28 | Notes from the Divided Country Poems by Suji Kwock Kim Discussion led by Mary Somerville |
NOV 11 | Slow Lightning Poems by Eduardo C. Corral Discussion led by Tiana Clark |
JAN 27 | Let the Great World Spin Novel by Colum McCann Discussion led by Dean Beasley |
FEB 17 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Novel by Mark Haddon Discussion led by Kelsey Norris |
MAR 16 | What Narcissism Means to Me Poems by Tony Hoagland Discussion led by Jesse Bertron |
APR 6 | When the Emperor was Divine Novel by Julie Otsuka Discussion led by Mark Haslam |