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To register for the Class of '88 Book Club and receive updates, including the dial-in number for the upcoming Book Club discussion, join the book club mailing list by sending an email to: lyris@cornell.edu with no subject line and the following text in the body of the message:

Join Cu1988Alum-bookclub-l "Joe Classmate" (with your real name, and without quotes).
If you've signed-up for earlier book clubs, you do not need to re-register.

Feel free to contact Jason McGill at jtm23@cornell.edu if you have questions or want additional information.

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Book Club Discussion Archives

Missed a prior Book Club discussion? Check out the history of discussions below.

The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer

Our third book discussion was moderated by Dagmawi Woubshet, Assistant Professor of English.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Class of '10 (good grief!) read the book as their First Book project and it was the subject of our second Class of 1988 Book Discussion.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

We inaugurated the Cornell Class of '88 Book Club with a spirited discussion of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Moderated by Cornell Prof. Chima Anyadike, the discussion brought together a wonderful group of classmates in a friendly, generous, intellectual engagement.

Listen to the "Things Fall Apart" book discussion

In 2001, the New Student Reading Project was started to encourage reading for pleasure and to foster communication among students and faculty through a shared reading experience. Now 6 years later, the program has proven a success and has expanded to include Alumni. Find out more about the 2007 New Student Reading Project.