Do you love to read? Are you looking to connect with your fellow Huskies in Boston and Oakland?<\/p>\n
If so, you might consider joining one of Northeastern University\u2019s faculty and staff book clubs.<\/p>\n
The book club on Northeastern\u2019s Boston campus has been meeting consistently for about two years. In 2023, Maura Fields started working as a data analyst for the University Decision Support Office and noticed a channel for a book club on Teams. The channel hadn\u2019t been used in a while, so she started it back up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I started working here, I was looking for opportunities to meet other staff members in a way that was organic,\u201d she says. \u201cI was already reading and figured other people probably were as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
From there, a group of university faculty and staff members from all different departments and offices began meeting every six weeks to discuss their reads after work was done for the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fields says the group primarily reads fiction as a break from the more technical reading many do in their day jobs. They do branch out when it comes to genre, reading a mix that includes mysteries and science fiction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the meetings, Fields says the group discusses the book in a fun and casual way. Their favorites have been \u201cRules of Civility\u201d by Amor Towles<\/a> and \u201cThe Thursday Murder Club\u201d by Richard Osman.<\/a><\/p>\n Sept. 16 is the next meeting for the Boston book club. They\u2019ll gather at Five Horses Tavern at 5:45 p.m. to discuss \u201cSipsworthy\u201d by Simon Van Booy. Anyone interested in joining can reach out to Fields via email at\u00a0 m.fields@northeastern.edu<\/a> to be added to the email list.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, in Oakland, the campus book club has been going strong for 28 years. Renee Jadushlever, vice president of campus administration and strategic initiatives, said the group has discussed over 300 books since its inception in 1996. Some of the faculty and staff who originally joined have since retired, but still return to campus for discussion.<\/p>\n The Oakland book club focuses on fiction and votes based on member suggestions to decide their next read.<\/p>\n Jadushlever said the group meets at Adam\u2019s Plaza during lunchtime and the members have their discussions while eating together.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cGiven the great weather, we are able to meet outside most of the year,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The group meets monthly and generally reads fiction books under 400 pages. In the summer, they choose a longer book and don\u2019t meet in July or August.<\/p>\n