AMU/APU R.E.A.D. Book Club

The AMU/APU R.E.A.D. Book Club is an independent organization of the American Public University System.
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at a Distance (R.E.A.D.)!

The R.E.A.D. Book Club provides an open forum for discussion of literature for students, alumni, faculty and staff of the American Public University System. The organization aims to unite the student and alumni body through reading and to foster community through the discussion of various literary topics using Goodreads and Facebook. This organization also promotes reading and literacy through community outreach and service projects.

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2026

January: The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

February: Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

March: The Music of Bees with GUEST AUTHOR Eileen Garvin (in collaboration with The Kindness Club)

April: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

May: The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin

June: Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) - Open Discussion

July: The Maid by Nita Prose

August: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

September: Emma by Jane Austen

October: The Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle

November: The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

December: Congo by Michael Crichton

Books

This Month's Book

September 2026

Book Counter

107

Books Read

36,829

Pages Read

Guest Authors

Anything Goes/Writer's Workshop (Read/Write whatever you want for the month)

Guest Speakers

Guest Authors

Eileen Garvin

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Born and raised in eastern Washington, Eileen Garvin lives in Hood River, Oregon.

Her novels, The Music of Bees and Crow Talk, are national bestsellers.

Eileen’s memoir, How to be a Sister, was named an Indie Next by IndieBound and was chosen as a Target Book of the Month and a Kindle Book of the Month.

Her essays have appeared with Mom’s Don’t Have Time to Read Books, The Oregonian, PsychologyToday.com, and Creative Non-Fiction Magazine.

Eileen shares her backyard with four chickens, wild birds of all kinds, and about 120,000 honeybees.

March

2026

The Music of Bees

Service Events

Service Projects

Random Acts of Reading

In recognition of September 11 National Day of Service, participate in our Legacy Service Project by sharing or reading a book.

Little Free Library

Leave a book in a Little Free Library.

Donors Choose

Support specific literacy and reading classroom programs.

Smithsonian Adopt-A-Book

Adopt books to build and preserve special books and collections.

READers Charity of Choice

Vote to support one charity nominated by a club member.

United through Reading

Help service members read to children from a distance.

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Meet the Officers

Kathryn Hill

I'm a chef, teacher, financial planner, event coordinator, and personal developer a.k.a stay-at-home mom. I have my Bachelor's and Master's degree from AMU.