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2024-2025 Book Selections
2024-2025 Meeting Dates:
| Date | Time | Location | Book Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 | 12pm-1pm | J-131 (Delta College main campus) or via Zoom | Joyland by Stephen King |
| Monday, December 9th, 2024 | 12pm-1pm | J-131 (Delta College main campus) or via Zoom |
Anthropocene Reviewed by John Greene |
| Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 Register for Book Club |
12pm-1pm | J-131 (Delta College main campus) or via Zoom |
Persepolis by Marjane Strapani |
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Tuesday, April 15th 2025 |
12pm-1pm | J-131 (Delta College main campus) or via Zoom |
Kindred by Octavia Butler |
Please register (when registration becomes available) if you plan to attend so we can plan accordingly. Zoom link will be provided in registration confirmation.
About the Booked for Lunch Book Club
The Booked for Lunch Book Club is open to the entire Delta College community, including students, staff, faculty and community members. The Book Club is facilitated by Delta College Library and will be a space to read and discuss popular fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels in a relaxed atmosphere. You can attend in-person on the Delta College main campus or virtually. Attendees will need to acquire book selections on their own but all titles have many copies available through local public libraries and MeLCat. Please contact Booked for Lunch coordinator Carol Whittaker or Delta Library staff if you need assistance finding a copy of the book. You do not need to read the book to attend Book Club! I hope to leave a few minutes at each meeting to talk about books in general and to hear what you've been reading. I hope to see you at book club this year!
Booked for Lunch does not qualify for Delta College Professional Development credit.
**Please contact Carol Whittaker if you need any accommodations such as an interpreter to attend Booked for Lunch.
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (February 11th, 2025)
Persepolis by Call Number: Graphic Novel: SISBN: 9780375422300Publication Date: 2003-04-29NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. "A wholly original achievement.... Satrapi evokes herself and her schoolmates coming of age in a world of protests and disappearances.... A stark, shocking impact." --The New York Times: "The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years" One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran's last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane's child's-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.
How do I find a copy of the book?
- We have a copy of Persepolis in the Delta College Library.
- Find a copy of the book through Valley Library Consortium. Either request to have the book delivered to Delta College Library using your Delta Library Account number or pick the book up at your local library (Bay County Library System, Public Libraries of Saginaw, etc.).
- Find a copy through the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library (Midland).
- Find a copy through MelCat and request to have the book delivered to Delta College Library using your Delta Library Account number.
- Request a copy of the book by completing the Library Interlibrary Loan Request form and we will contact you when it comes in (Library Account not needed when you submit request, set it up when you pick up the book).
- Need a Delta Library Account? Come visit the library front desk to create your Library Account!
- Need assistance finding a copy of this book? Contact Librarian Carol Whittaker.
Kindred by Octavia Butler (April 15th, 2025)
Kindred by Call Number: PS3552 .U827 K5 2009xISBN: 9780807083109Publication Date: 2009-02-01From the New York Times bestselling author of Parable of the Sower and MacArthur "Genius" Grant, Nebula, and Hugo award winner. The visionary time-travel classic whose Black female hero is pulled through time to face the horrors of American slavery and explores the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now. "I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm." Dana's torment begins when she suddenly vanishes on her 26th birthday from California, 1976, and is dragged through time to antebellum Maryland to rescue a boy named Rufus, heir to a slaveowner's plantation. She soon realizes the purpose of her summons to the past: protect Rufus to ensure his assault of her Black ancestor so that she may one day be born. As she endures the traumas of slavery and the soul-crushing normalization of savagery, Dana fights to keep her autonomy and return to the present. Blazing the trail for neo-slavery narratives like Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad and Ta-Nehisi Coates's The Water Dancer, Butler takes one of speculative fiction's oldest tropes and infuses it with lasting depth and power. Dana not only experiences the cruelties of slavery on her skin but also grimly learns to accept it as a condition of her own existence in the present.
How do I find a copy of the book?
- We have a copy of Kindred in the Delta College Library.
- Find a copy of the book through Valley Library Consortium. Either request to have the book delivered to Delta College Library using your Delta Library Account number or pick the book up at your local library (Bay County Library System, Public Libraries of Saginaw, etc.).
- Find a copy through the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library (Midland).
- Find a copy through MelCat and request to have the book delivered to Delta College Library using your Delta Library Account number.
- Request a copy of the book by completing the Library Interlibrary Loan Request form and we will contact you when it comes in (Library Account not needed when you submit request, set it up when you pick up the book).
- Need a Delta Library Account? Come visit the library front desk to create your Library Account!
- Need assistance finding a copy of this book? Contact Librarian Carol Whittaker.
Joyland by Stephen King (October 29th, 2024)
Joyland by ISBN: 9781781162644Publication Date: 2013-06-04The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever.
How do I find a copy of the book?
- We don't have a copy of Joyland in the Delta College Library. Use one of the following methods to borrow a copy from another library.
- Find a copy of the book through Valley Library Consortium. Either request to have the book delivered to Delta College Library using your Delta Library Account number or pick the book up at your local library (Bay County Library System, Public Libraries of Saginaw, etc.).
- Find a copy through the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library (Midland).
- Find a copy through MelCat and request to have the book delivered to Delta College Library using your Delta Library Account number.
- Request a copy of the book by completing the Library Interlibrary Loan Request form and we will contact you when it comes in (Library Account not needed when you submit request, set it up when you pick up the book).
- Need a Delta Library Account? Come visit the library front desk to create your Library Account!
- Need assistance finding a copy of this book? Contact Librarian Carol Whittaker.
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (December 9th, 2024)
The Anthropocene Reviewed (Signed Edition) by ISBN: 9780525555216Publication Date: 2021-05-18Goodreads Choice winner for Nonfiction 2021 and instant #1 bestseller! A deeply moving collection of personal essays from John Green, the author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down. The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale--from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar. Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. As a species, we are both far too powerful and not nearly powerful enough, a paradox that came into sharp focus as we faced a global pandemic that both separated us and bound us together. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a open-hearted exploration of the paths we forge and an unironic celebration of falling in love with the world.
How do I find a copy of the book?
- We have a copy of The Antropocene Reviewed in the Delta College Library.
- Find a copy of the book through Valley Library Consortium. Either request to have the book delivered to Delta College Library using your Delta Library Account number or pick the book up at your local library (Bay County Library System, Public Libraries of Saginaw, etc.).
- Find a copy through the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library (Midland).
- Find a copy through MelCat and request to have the book delivered to Delta College Library using your Delta Library Account number.
- Request a copy of the book by completing the Library Interlibrary Loan Request form and we will contact you when it comes in (Library Account not needed when you submit request, set it up when you pick up the book).
- Need a Delta Library Account? Come visit the library front desk to create your Library Account!
- Need assistance finding a copy of this book? Contact Librarian Carol Whittaker.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Booked for Lunch qualify as Professional Development credit?
No, unfortunately this book club does not qualify for Professional Development credit. - Is there only one meeting time to discuss each book?
Yes, there is only one meeting time to discuss each book. There are no plans to record book discussions. - Do I need to read the book or finish the book to attend book club?
No! You can just come and listen to discussion or to decide if you might want to read the book in the future. We can't guarantee there won't be spoilers though! - Do I need to prepare any questions or anything before coming to book club?
No, the Librarian will bring questions and lead the discussion. But please do bring any questions you'd like to ask, comments, opinions, etc. Your level of participation is completely up to you. It's okay if you just want to listen to the discussion. - How were the books chosen for book club?
Titles were chosen based on discussions at the previous hears book clubs about what people liked to read, books having diverse characters, having been well-reviewed and having a lot of copies in multiple formats available at local libraries. Hopefully we can gather ideas for additional titles for future meetings as the club gets established. We would like to have a good rotation of genres and inclusive stories and characters. - Can I bring my lunch to Booked for Lunch?
Yes! You are welcome to eat your lunch at book club. - Will there be cookies?
There may or may not be cookies :)
2023-2024 Book Selections
