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Meetings are held Fridays from noon to 12:45 p.m. in a hybrid format.
In-person: Richter Library, first floor, room 102B Learning Commons Flexible Program Space (unless otherwise noted).
Zoom: Zoom link will be provided to Listserv members prior to the meeting.
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December 11, 2026
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Women's Commission Book Club Annual Jingle Till we Mingle & Book Exchange Event!
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Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Location: Frost Institute for Chemistry & Molecular Science, Seminar Room
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November 13, 2026
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
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Fiction/399 pages
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a 2022 novel by Gabrielle Zevin about the decades-long creative and platonic relationship between two friends, Sam Masur and Sadie Green, who become successful video game designers. Spanning 30 years, the story explores themes of love, identity, disability, failure, and connection through their collaborative work, which starts with their first hit game, Ichigo. It's a story about friendship, creativity, and the messy, complex world of building something that lasts, using video games as the medium for their connection.
One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times,
Entertainment Weekly, TIME, GoodReads, Oprah Daily
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October 16, 2026
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
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Mystery/288 pages
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Celebrating 100 years! Published in 1926, it is considered to be one of Agatha Christie's greatest and also, most controversial mysteries. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd breaks the ruls of traditional mystery.
The peaceful English village of King’s Abbot is stunned. The widow Ferrars dies from an overdose of Veronal. Not twenty-four hours later, Roger Ackroyd—the man she had planned to marry—is murdered. It is a baffling case involving blackmail and death that taxes Hercule Poirot’s “little grey cells” before he reaches one of the most startling conclusions of his career.
Goodreads page.
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September 18, 2026
Please note, different location:
Richter Library, room 215C
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The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman
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Mystery/382 pages
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In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.
But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.
Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?
Goodreads page.
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August 21, 2026
Please note, different location:
Richter Library, room 215C
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The Enchanted April
Elizabeth von Arnim
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Classic/232 pages
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From Amazon: Beguiling, witty, and gently comedic, The Enchanted April tells the tale of four very different women who escape dreary London for an Italian castle in Portofino, shortly after World War I. Elizabeth von Arnim’s ageless novel compellingly responds to the eternal question of how to achieve happiness in life. An immediate best seller upon its first publication, the story of unlikely female friendship, newfound empowerment, rekindled love, and unexpected romance has been adapted for stage and screen, including a 1991 Oscar-nominated film, and a Tony-nominated play in 2003.
Goodreads page.
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July 24, 2026
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Everytime I Go On Vacation Someone Dies
Catherine Mack
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Mystery/342 pages
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Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for.
All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries series―is that too much to ask?
Clearly, because when an attempt is made on the real Connor’s life―the handsome but infuriating con man she got mixed up with ten years ago and now can't get out of her life―Eleanor’s enlisted to help solve the case.
Contending with literary rivals, rabid fans, a stalker―and even her ex, Oliver, who turns up unexpectedly―theories are bandied about, and rivalries, rifts, and broken hearts are revealed. But who’s really trying to get away with murder? A, maybe unreliable, second person narrator makes this a very fun read.
Goodreads page.
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June 26, 2026
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An Academic Affair
Jodi McAllister
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Romance/Enemies to Lovers
368 pages
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Sadie Shaw and Jonah Fisher have been academic rivals since they first crossed paths as undergraduates in the literature department thirteen years ago. Now that a highly coveted teaching opportunity has come up, their rivalry hits epic proportions. Jonah needs the job to move closer to his recently divorced sister and her children, while Sadie needs the financial security and freedom of a full-time teaching position.
When Sadie notices that the job offers partner hire, however, she hatches a plot to get them both the job. All they must do is get legally married. It’s a simple win-win solution but when sparks begin to fly, it becomes clear that despite their education, these two may not have thought this whole thing through.
Goodreads page.
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