Book Club

The Women’s ERG Book Club is an opportunity to connect with new people over interesting and entertaining content. Our hope is to provide a forum to develop new friendships and to encourage a continued commitment to learning and reading. We will announce each selected book two months in advance of the book club so that anyone interested in participating has plenty of time to read or listen to the book.

Expectations:

1. You’ll meet new people on campus and have an immediate ice breaker that connects you to one another.
2. You’ll read books that you wouldn’t otherwise read. We hope to cycle through fiction, biographies, and professional development books in order to attract the greatest possible readership.
3. In order to fully participate in the discussion, we ask that you finish the book before the meeting. This will eliminate spoilers and make for more meaningful conversations.
4. We encourage you to suggest books for the book club. Please submit your recommendations via the Book Suggestions form.

Upcoming Book

The Second Chance Convenience Store By Kim Ho-Yeon Friday, February 27, 2026 12:00-1:00pm Zoom Genre: Fiction In this million-copy international bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner store takes in an unhoused man who does a good deed, a kind soul whose presence will transform the whole neighborhood—a heartwarming tale of community and redemption reminiscent of the bestselling novels of Matt Haig and Gabrielle Zevin. Dok-go lives in Seoul Station. He can’t remember his past, and the only thing he knows for certain is that he could really use a drink. When he finds a lost wallet filled with documents, his life is drastically changed. Mrs. Yeom, a retired history teacher and current owner of her neighborhood’s corner store, is distraught over the loss of her purse, until she receives a mysterious call from the person who found it. To thank this down-on-his-luck stranger, she offers him a free meal from the convenience store. Seeing the joy the food brings him, Mrs. Yeom impulsively invites him to stop by for lunch every day. In a twist of fate, Dok-go saves the store from a robber—a brave act that propels Mrs. Yeom to offers the bear-like man a job working the night shift, despite the objections of her wary employees. The store’s new employee quickly wins over the quirky denizens of the neighborhood, becoming a welcoming ear and source of advice for his coworkers and neighbors’ problems, and helping his new boss save the store from financial ruin. But just when things are looking up for Dok-go, Mrs. Yeom's good-for-nothing son, eager to sell the store, hires a detective to dig into the mysterious man’s past and what he seems to be trying so hard to forget. The Second Chance Convenience Store is a moving and joyful story of a woman fighting for her community and a man who has lost everything except the will to try again.

Past Books