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Our next book and meet...
We'll be meeting Tuesday 28 February 17:15 18:15 (Library room 2.02 and on Teams) to chat about Cho Nam-Joo's Kim Jiyoung, born 1982
"This novella hit a nerve in South Korea and became one of the biggest-selling books of the new century. In it, Cho Nam-Joo tells the story of a Korean everywoman from her birth in 1982 until 2016, the year the book was published in its original Korean.." Goodreads review
"If you call yourself a feminist or if you if want to understand how women experience the world, pick up this book!" Goodreads review
All staff and students welcome!
To get involved online you can join using the link below. We look forward to seeing you there!
Once you have clicked on the link you will be able to join the meeting from there. Alternatively you can request to join the team by emailing Fran Porritt on f.porritt@tees.ac.uk
We usually meet once a month on Tuesday at 5.15pm in the Library room 2.02 and on Teams.
Reading for pleasure and meeting new people is a great way to support your wellbeing. Reading for pleasure is reading for enjoyment, learning, and for personal development. Benefits include:
(Duncan, S. (2013) Understanding Reading for Pleasure for emerging adult readers. National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC). Available at: Understanding Reading for Pleasure for emerging adult readers - UCL Discovery. (Accessed: 24 May 2021).
These benefits are reflective of the 5 ways to wellbeing, an evidence-based approach identifying 5 ways to improving our overall wellbeing.
We read books from all genres and decide on what we read as a group. We currently meet virtually on MS Teams for fortnightly meetings and we read 1 book per month. There is no obligation to come to every session- just pop in when you can. The book group is open to all students and staff.
Madeline Miller - Circe
Evelyn Skye -
Nadine Brandes -
Neal Shusterman -
Beth O'Leary - The Flatshare
Taylor Jenkins Reid - Daisy Jones and the Six
Nicole Yoon -
Stephen Fry -
Pat Barker -
Margaret Atwood -
Margaret Atwood - Surfacing
To kill a mockingbird: Harper Lee
Can you see me?: Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott
Big Sky: Kate Atkinson
A thousand splendid suns: Khaled Hosseini
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