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Fall Kickoff & September Announcements

Fall Kickoff & September Announcements

Our kickoff meeting is Saturday! This September, we're reading...

UMN Book Club
September 03, 2025

Welcome

Hey Book Club!

Fall semester is finally here and we want to wish you a warm welcome back to campus. The University Book Club is back for fall with more bookish fun including our upcoming kickoff and September’s read.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hi at welcome week– we’re excited to have you! Keep reading to learn all about what September has in store for us.

Thanks,

Anisse

Fall Kickoff

Kick off the semester with UBC!

Book Club Kickoff

Join us for snacks, games and book talk with fellow book lovers!

Book Club Kickoff will be Saturday September 6th from 1pm to 3pm in the Wilson Library Collaboration Studio. Come meet fellow book lovers on campus and learn about Book Club.

Bookish Family Feud!

We will also be playing bookish family feud using the answers you all gave on our survey. The grand prize is 5 totes full of books!

September Book

Our September Book is…

Beautiful World, Where Are You

Our first read for this semester is Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where are You.

Join us October 4th for our book discussion from 1-3pm at Wilson Library.

Need a copy?

Need a Copy of Beautiful World, Where are You? We have a limited number of copies available exclusively to the University Book Club for check out at Wilson Library. Reach out to [email protected] to request a copy.

Scroll down to “Book Access” for more places to find our current selection

UBC Board Member Spotlight

Get to know your book club board!

Speed Q&A with UBC President Emily!

Favorite genre: Speculative Fiction

Preferred book format: Paperback

Favorite book club selection: The Secret History

Favorite book club activity: Bookstore Crawl

Number of books read last year: 80

Book Club Kits

Read with friends! The University Book Club has been working closely with the University Libraries on a brand-new pilot program, funded by the Libraries' strategic initiatives award, to build a collection of book club and buddy reading kits available for anyone at UMN to check out. The kits are available to check out TODAY at Wilson Library on a first-come-first-serve basis.

We have a number of new kits that will be available around noon on Monday, June 30th. New book club kits include The Idiot by Elif Batuman and The Three-body Problem by Cixin Liu. Along with a new buddy read kit for The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo.

Book Access

Ways to access our current book selection:

Borrow a physical copy from UMN Libraries: email [email protected] to reserve a copy
Buy the book at a 20% discount from the UMN Bookstore (either in-person or online) Note: The discount is automatically applied when you check out.
Borrow a physical copy from UMN Libraries or using the Interlibrary Loan service
Borrow via the UMN Libraries Libby, the book club has our own collection!
Public Libraries:
- Hennepin County Library: Library cards are free and Arvonne Fraser Library is located just a few blocks from campus, in Dinkytown
- Ramsey County Library: Library cards are free and the Roseville Library is about a 10 minute drive from the St. Paul campus
The Book House: Used book store in Dinkytown

If your financial situation makes it hard to obtain a copy of our current book selection, please reach out to us at [email protected] as we may be able to help.

Contact

Keep in Touch

Email: [email protected]

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