The  Humanities Department created an informal book group–a venue where we get together and talk about what we love–literature.   Interested faculty  suggested titles from Great Books, Classic Texts, or Pulitzer winners that we wish we had read but did not or that we read too quickly to savor because it was assigned or became a film before we read the print version.  Titles with the most votes generated the year’s reading list.  During 2008-2009 we will read The Kite Runner, Vanity Fair, and The Year of the Locust.

The Rules of Engagement ask only for an interest in the book, but completing the book is not a requirement for attending.  There are no assigned leaders, no formal discussion structure, and no expectations for critical methodology. The book group provides an opportunity to gather informally and share our readings with each other.  All are welcome!