2024 Ohio State Alumni Book Club
Read along with fellow Buckeyes!
Event description
Whether you are already an avid reader or are looking to cultivate new reading habits, this book club has something for everyone! Enjoy regular discussions with fellow alumni, learn from published experts, and share personal and professional insights.
Registration is ongoing. Join at anytime.
Cost
Membership is free. You simply need to borrow or purchase a copy of the book.
Our current selection
August 2 – October 4: Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux
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.
Previous selections
- By Her Own Design by Piper Huguley
- Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
- The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers
- The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
- Dopesick by Beth Macy
- Grit by Angela Duckworth
- The Outsider by Stephen King
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Questions
Please contact OSUAA Programs at ADV-OSUAAprograms@osu.edu