You are welcome to join any network or discussion at any time! All events are virtual unless otherwise noted. Interested in hosting a book club discussion? Email us at regionalnetworks@alumni.ucla.edu.
Wednesday, August 7 | 7:30 p.m. EDT
Hosted by the New York Tri-State Alumni Network
The Guest
Emma Cline
Join the New Tri-State Network for our monthly UCLA/Cal Alumni Book Club! In August, the dog days of summer have arrived, and with them the opportunity for our group to discuss "The Guest" by Emma Cline, a book that captures the moment perfectly. Newcomers are always welcome.
Join the New Tri-State Network for our monthly UCLA/Cal Alumni Book Club! In September, as we embark on a three-month unit on the theme of heroes, we will begin with a discussion of "The Secret History of Wonder Woman," by Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore.
Blood and Oranges: The Story of Los Angeles by James Oliver Goldsborough
Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World by Malcolm Harris.
Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education by Stephanie Land
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Rightby Jane Mayer
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Play It As It Laysby Joan Didion
Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity by Laura Meckler
Hosted by the Orange County Alumni Network
Books
A Table for Two by Amor Towles
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Calling For A Blanket Danceby Oscar Hokeah
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sand by Kate Beaton
Hosted by the Transfer Student Alumni Network
Books
The Midnight Library By Matt Haig
Behind Her Eyesby Sarah Pinborough
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery by Brianna Wiest
The Creative Act: A Way of Beingby Rick Rubin
Tomorrowmind: Thriving at Work with Resilience, Creativity, and Connection — Now and in an Uncertain Futureby Gabriella Rosen Kellerman and Martin E. P. Seligman
Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
Hosted by the Rose Bowl Bruins Network
Books
The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet by Leah Thomas