Virtual Book Club
Read for fun with Calvin alum!
You remember the days on campus when you longed to spend your free time the way you wanted to—biking, relaxing with friends, catching up on your favorite movies, reading for fun...
Now is your chance! Get together with other Calvin alum (primarily online, but also in person if you want!) to read and discuss for pleasure.
Calvin has partnered with an outside book club company to offer this benefit to alum. In this online community, alumni can connect and enjoy books related to lifelong learning, social issues, literature, psychology, and other user-submitted ideas. There is no cost to participate—you just need to get a copy of the book to enjoy.
How it works
The book club will connect through a private online forum where people can discuss the current book and network with each other. The group will spend two months on each book, so you'll have plenty of time to read.
Currently Reading
We are currently reading Glory Be, a mystery by Danielle Arceneaux. Enjoy this brief synopsis: It’s a hot and sticky Sunday in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Glory has settled into her usual after-church routine, meeting gamblers at the local coffee shop, where she works as a small-time bookie. Sitting at her corner table, Glory hears that her best friend—a nun beloved by the community—has been found dead in her apartment. When police declare the mysterious death a suicide, Glory is convinced that there must be more to the story and, with her reluctant daughter, with troubles of her own, in tow, launches a shadow investigation in a town of oil tycoons, church gossips, and a rumored voodoo priestess. As a Black woman of a certain age who grew up in a segregated Louisiana, Glory is used to being minimized and overlooked. But she’s determined to make her presence known as the case leads her deep into a web of intrigue she never realized Lafayette could harbor.