Join ΦBK’s New Book Club on Facebook
One of the great pleasures graduates in the humanities miss about their college experience is not just the opportunity read interesting books but the occasion to discuss them with other readers. How much of your “love of learning” lies in the excitement of sharing your thoughts about a good novel and hearing what others have to say in return?
ΦBK has launched a new online book club called FaceBookClub that is helping members reconnect with the Society, network with other members and exchange ideas online. Since late February, the book club has been hosted on the discussion board of the Society’s Facebook fan page. Each month, members choose a book they think would be of interest to the group, read, and post comments and replies on the group’s discussion board.
The reading list so far has included the classic novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (ΦBK, Randolph College, 1932), the New York Times best-seller The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein and Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, who was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time magazine.
Diane Carmony (ΦBK, Indiana University, 1985), one of ΦBK’s book club members, writes: “I love this book club and want to see it grow. It is wonderful to connect with other enthusiastic readers.”
What are other members saying? Join the FaceBookClub for the next online discussion and find out!