December 2023 Read
Are you a book lover, trying to meet your GoodReads goals, or wanting to meet new people in the division? Join the Student Affairs Book Club today!
Fiction - Found In A Bookshop
This is the story of a bookshop in York during the first year of the pandemic. The bookshop owner and her staff decide to try and help people by prescribing books for different situations.
Dear Lost for Words,
We are trying to stay at home . . . I am enclosing a cheque and I hope that you will
use it to send us some books. Please choose books that we might think are wonderful.
Rosemary
Loveday Cardew's beloved Lost for Words bookshop, along with the rest of York, has fallen quiet. At the very time when people most need books to widen their horizons, or escape from their fears, or enhance their lives, the doors are closed. Then the first letter comes. Rosemary and George have been married for fifty years. Now their time is running out. They have decided to set out on their last journey together, without ever leaving the bench at the bottom of their garden in Whitby. All they need is someone who shares their love of books. Suddenly it's clear to Loveday that she and her team can do something useful in a crisis. They can recommend books to help with the situations their customers find themselves in: fear, boredom, loneliness, the desire for laughter and escape.
FAQ
As a professional development opportunity, you will receive a physical or audiobook copy free of charge. Books will be distributed by the SASE office. You must sign up to receive a copy of the book and participate in this opportunity.
As a particpant, you will be expected to read the materials within roughly one month from the date you receive your copy. You can read the material within that timeframe at whatever pace is comfortable to you! Meetings will be set by discussion faciliators to bring everyone together at the end of that time period to discuss and ask questions.
At this time, we are open to all and any books. Our first selection includes a fiction novel and a memior. In the future, we will take submissions from Book Club members and vote on books.
The university's common read program is designed to spark conversation between students across majors on campus. This program strives to take educational concepts learned in the classroom and provide meaningful connections with out-of-the-classroom programs and activities. Our Book Club is not connected, however, we may use the common read as a book club item from year to year to engage further with our campus!
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