Fall Book Forum - Room

Come join One Book One University on Tuesday, October 18th to discuss Room by Irish novelist Emma Donoghue.

To five-year old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.

Room is home to Jack, but to Ma it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a live for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...nor for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.

Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year old Jack, Room is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.

To participate, give $5.00 (no checks) to Lorraine Patrick in the Library on or before October 10, 2011. The cost includes our own personal copy of the book and tasty refreshments.

Book discussion is on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 3:00 - 4:30 PM in the Library (Classroom 460).

Summer Book Forum

The One Book One University Committee is excited to present the first book forum for the 2011-2012 academic year to University faculty and staff.

Come join One Book One University to read and discuss Kindred by Octavia E. Butler.

Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly form her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back repeatedly through time to the slave quarters, and each time the stays grow longer, more arduous, and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana’s life will end, long before it has a chance to begin.

To participate, please give $5 (no checks please) to Lorraine Patrick in the Library on or before July 20. The cost includes your own personal copy of the book and tasty refreshments.

Book Discussion is on Thursday, July 28 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. in the Library (Classroom 460).

Special Event – Author Visit and Book Signing

The One Book One BU Committee, along with the partnering of The Writing Center, are excited to offer a special community building program to the Bellevue University faculty and staff.

Come join One Book One BU to read and discuss The River Wife by Jonis Agee.

This fast paced historical fiction novel deftly interweaves the history, lifestyle, and mysticism of five generations of women who experience love, heartbreak, passion, and deceit. Dr. Agee will also be on campus to visit and sign books immediately following so don’t wait – sign up today!

To participate, please give $5.00 (no checks please) to Lorraine Patrick in the Library on or before May 1, 2011. The cost includes your own personal copy of the book and tasty refreshments.

Book Discussion and Book Signing is on Tuesday May 17, 2011 from 3:00 – 4:30 PM in the Humanities Training Room (Room 202) Author Visit and Book Signing Immediately Follows.

On behalf of the Writing Center, All One Book One BU participants are cordially invited to attend an awards dinner and presentation to celebrate and honor Student Writing from 6-8 PM in the Student Center. If you would like to attend this complimentary special event, please RSVP to Lorraine Patrick by Tuesday May 10, 2011.