Alumni Book Club
Connect with fellow graduates as we explore an exciting array of genres and topics that will ignite your curiosity and spark engaging discussions. This free and virtual book club allows you to read at your own pace while building meaningful connections.
How it Works
- Pick up a copy of the book - Western Libraries, Western Bookstore, your library or online
- Read at your own pace
- Join the conversation in our exclusive online community for alumni and friends
Current Read
Above All Things
By Tanis Rideout
Oct 10 - Dec 12, 2025
A captivating blend of historical fact and imaginative fiction, Above All Things moves seamlessly back and forth between the epic story of Mallory's legendary final expedition and a heartbreaking account of a day in the life of Ruth Mallory. Through George's perspective, and that of the newest member of the climbing team, Sandy Irvine, we get an astonishing picture of the terrible risks taken by the men on the treacherous terrain of the Himalaya. But it is through Ruth's eyes that a complex portrait of a marriage emerges, one forged on the eve of the First World War, shadowed by its losses, and haunted by the ever-present possibility that George might not come home.
Upcoming Read
The Frozen River
By Ariel Lawhon
Jan 2 - Mar 6, 2026
Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town's most respected gentlemen— one of whom has now been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines her conclusion, declaring the death to be an accident, Martha is forced to investigate the shocking murder on her own.
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