The Campus Community Book Club will meet on Wednesday, January 8th in the Library in Morrison Hall from 12 pm to 1 pm. We are reading Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show. It's the compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. 

Born a Crime is the tale of a mischievous young boy, born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. The book chronicles his early sheltered childhood as he grows into a restless young man struggling to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It's also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother - his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.

The club is open to all members of our campus community.

Participation is free. Books are not. Obtain at your library or bookstore.

2020 Reading List

February 12:       Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston

March 11:           Becoming, by Michelle Obama

April 8:               Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren

May 13:             The 4 Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz

June: 10:           Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, by Ronan Farrow

July 8:                Somewhere Between Luck and Trust, by Emelie Richards

August 12:          Maid, by Stephanie Land

September 9:      The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, by Eric Hoffer

October 14:        The Shallows, by Nicholas Carr

November 11:    All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr

December 9:       A holiday read yet to be determined

For more info call the Wellness Center at (845) 341-4870.

“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.” - Jane Smiley, novelist