Hi Bookworms,

It’s August, which means it’s time for a new monthly book! This month we’ll be reading How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner. If you’d like to join our discussion, please reply to this email with your phone number, so we can add you to a WhatsApp for coordinating a meeting! We’ll plan on meeting sometime in the last week of August or first week of September.

Our website: https://caltech-book-club.pages.dev/

Happy reading,
Becky

Hi Bookworms,

Our monthly book for July is The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. Please reply to this email with your phone number (or like my message in the WhatsApp) if you’d like to join our discussion! Discussion will be held end of July or early August.

Happy reading,
Becky

Hello bookish folks,

This month’s book is Surely, You’re Joking Mr. Feynman — a memoir of sorts written by Richard Feynman. Respond to this email with your phone number if you want to be included in the WhatsApp chat to pick a discussion date+time! To request access to the WhatsApp community, email the club officers.

This summer has a lot in store. In July we are reading The Silent Patient and How Big Things Get Done in August. We now have supplies for book (re)binding that will happen once the officers figure out how to do it without chopping off their fingers. And the weekly group keeps going and will likely throw in some short stories for fun.

Get all your Caltech Book Club news & info on our website here: https://caltech-book-club.pages.dev/

Stay classy,
Konnor

Hi Bookworms,

Our May book is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams! Please fill out this form by Friday, May 8 if you plan to join the discussion, and we'll make a WhatsApp chat to coordinate a day/time :)

Form Link: https://forms.gle/41mx4jwLknbpHJi79
Book Club Website: https://caltech-book-club.pages.dev/

Happy Reading,
Becky

Happy Spring! We have a couple of exciting book club updates, including our new website and upcoming events starting this month.

1. Check out our new website, thanks to Konnor! It houses all information about book club, including the schedule of upcoming events. Link: https://caltech-book-club.pages.dev/

2. New monthly books! We can fund 1 book per person. Funding is limited, so please only request a book if you will be able to finish the book in time and attend the discussion. We’ll plan on holding discussions on the last Thursday of the month from 6-7pm in Resnick lobby, with the flexibility to change depending on people’s availability.

   Monthly books (based on poll responses):

   • April: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (meeting Wednesday, May 13th at 6pm)
   • May: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
   • June: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard Feynman
   • July: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
   • August: How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner
   • September: The Help by Kathryn Stockett

3. Additional book-related events!

   Weekly Casual Lunches: A place to eat lunch while reading or discussing books with others. Bring your own lunch. Time & Location: Fridays at noon, starting April 10, at the tables between the turtle ponds and Caltech Hall (the tables with the big orange umbrellas).

   Boba & Vroman’s: On Monday, April 13 at 6pm, we’ll meet outside of Resnick and walk to Vroman’s, getting boba along the way.

Please fill out this form by Friday, April 10, to let us know if you’re reading Silent Spring this month, joining for Boba & Vroman’s, and/or want us to buy you a book this term. (Link)