About this Event
Virtual
Join your fellow GW alumni for one or both of our August - October virtual book clubs focused on the topics of professional development and lifelong learning. This learning and networking opportunity is completely free for all alumni. You just have to get a copy of the book(s) and log into the private forum where all participants can discuss the current book and converse with each other.
The upcoming book clubs will run from August 2 – October 4. The book clubs are hosted by our trusted partner PBC Guru‚ a book club management company.
Glory Be: A Glory Broussard Mystery by Danielle Arceneaux
The first in a vivid and charming crime series set in the Louisiana bayou‚ introducing the hilariously uncensored amateur sleuth Glory Broussard. It’s a hot and sticky Sunday in Lafayette‚ Louisiana‚ and Glory has settled into her usual after-church routine‚ meeting gamblers at the local coffee shop‚ where she works as a small-time bookie. Sitting at her corner table‚ Glory hears that her best friend—a nun beloved by the community—has been found dead in her apartment. When police declare the mysterious death a suicide‚ Glory is convinced that there must be more to the story and‚ with her reluctant daughter‚ with troubles of her own‚ in tow‚ launches a shadow investigation in a town of oil tycoons‚ church gossips‚ and a rumored voodoo priestess. As a Black woman of a certain age who grew up in a segregated Louisiana‚ Glory is used to being minimized and overlooked. But she’s determined to make her presence known as the case leads her deep into a web of intrigue she never realized Lafayette could harbor. Danielle Arceneaux’s riveting debut brings an unforgettable character that will charm and delight crime fans everywhere and leave them hungry for her next adventure.
All virtual book club members are also invited to the author book talk on September 24‚ 6 pm ET.
Upending the conventional theory that generational differences are caused by major events‚ Dr. Jean Twenge analyzes data on 39 million people from robust national surveys—some going back nearly a century—to show that changes in technology are the underlying driver of each generation’s unique makeup. In this revelatory work‚ Twenge outlines key shifts in attitudes and lifestyle choices that define each generation regarding gender‚ income‚ politics‚ race‚ sexuality‚ marriage‚ mental health‚ and much more.
Surprising‚ engaging‚ and informative‚ Generations “gets you thinking about how appreciating generational differences can‚ ironically‚ bring us together” (Angela Duckworth‚ New York Times bestselling author). It will forever change the way you view your parents‚ peers‚ coworkers‚ and children‚ no matter which generation you call your own.