Please join us on Wednesday, May 14 from 12:10-1 p.m. for the final 2024-2025 meeting of the Berkeley International Group Book Club. We’ll informally discuss My Invented Countryby Isabel Allende
Hannah Fisher, Associate Director of the Evening and Weekend MBA Program at Haas School of Business, will start our May meeting. Hannah will tell us a little about their endeavor to read a memoir from every country, focusing on finding memoirs that come from those that are underrepresented or whose voice isn't given as much recognition in their country or the US. We will then turn to discussing My Invented Country, identified by Hannah as one of their favorite memoirs so far.
The meeting will take place at 420 Social Sciences Building (map). Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch, and the space has a microwave available. We will also cupcakes, coffee, and tea to celebrate the end of our inaugural year!
~ ~ Bonus! ~ ~ To celebrate one full academic year of BIG book club, a limited number of new copies of My Invented Countryare up for grabs for those eager to join the conversation, courtesy of the Berkeley International Group! Head over to the RSVP form for all the details and to claim your copy while they last, yours to keep! Books will be distributed first come, first served.
Please RSVP (link is external) ahead of the event.
Ready to dive in? Participants are expected to grab and read the book ahead of time. Other useful links for acquiring the book:
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Berkeley Public Library(link is external)
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UC Berkeley Library(link is external)
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Libby(link is external)
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Publisher(link is external)
With any specific questions, please contact book club lead and BIG leadership team member, Shannon Buckley-Shaklee (sbuckleyshaklee@berkeley.edu).
Please feel free to share this message with staff who may be interested.
Happy Reading!
Berkeley International Group leadership team
(Ashley, Chris, Cynthia, Jeremiah, Lauren, & Shannon)
The BIG Book Club meets every other month and discusses a selected fiction or non-fiction text featuring experiences and perspectives from around the world or that are under-represented in the United States. We intend to broaden our collective understanding while also connecting with colleagues with shared interests in global engagement and internationalization. Those that are interested have the opportunity to suggest and select future reads and the direction of the book club. See what we have read so far (link is external).