Pitzer College Alumni & Family Book Club

Join our virtual book club to connect with Pitzer alumni, families, faculty, emeriti faculty, staff, students, and friends as we read and discuss a wide range of books, including works by the Pitzer community. Participation is free. (And we promise no tests!)

Join the Book Club
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How It Works

Pitzer College has partnered with PBC Guru to create a free virtual book club for alumni and families. Through the Pitzer College Alumni & Family Book Club, we can continue to learn and grow together as a community, whether we’re in Claremont or Chiang Mai. We’ll read one book every two months, and selections on our bookshelf will run the gamut of fiction and non-fiction, including works by the Pitzer community. You just have to get a copy of the book, read it, and meet up with other Pitzer people by chatting and posting in a private online forum for a friendly, facilitated discussion.

Why Join?

  1. Embrace Lifelong Learning: At Pitzer, we are a community of learners. The Pitzer College Alumni & Family Book Club will allow us to travel together wherever the world of words can take us and share our thoughts as we go.
  2. Connect with the Pitzer community: Reconnect with classmates, meet fellow alumni and families, and swap ideas with favorite professors. We don’t have to be on campus to share common ground. By reading the same book and discussing our different perspectives, we can capture some of what makes Pitzer so Pitzer.
  3. Reading is good for you: We don’t have to tell you this—you’re a part of Pitzer, so you know reading is learning, it is imagining, it is connecting with concepts and lives outside of your own. PBC Guru also says that reading “can reduce stress, help you sleep better, AND improve your relationships.” Wow! In short, reading is a kind of magic—let’s tap into it together.

Questions?
Feel free to send an email to engagement@sanmingzhi.net, and we’ll be happy to help.

Pitzer Reads, and Pitzer Writes

Below are more books written by members of the Pitzer College community. If you’re a published author and don’t see your name here, please email us details at engagement@sanmingzhi.net.

 

Authors

  • Oliver, Melvin L. Black Wealth/White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality
  • Skandera-Trombley, Laura. Mark Twain's Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years
  • Thacker, Strom C. Big Business, The State, and Free Trade