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APUS R.E.A.D. Book Club

The APUS R.E.A.D. Book Club is an independent organization of the American Public University System.
Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of APUS.

We are Reading and Educating

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.

ABOUT

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2025

January: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin (with the IT Club)

 

February: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

 

March: James by Percival Everett

 

April: TBA by Cindy Behunin (Guest Author) 

 

May: Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton

 

June: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gailman (with the Kindness Club)

 

July: Carrie by Stephen King (with the Performing Arts Club)

 

August: Student Writing TBA (with the Creative Writing Club)

 

September: How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley

 

October: You by Caroline Kepnes

 

November: Taste of Paradise by Wolfgang Schivelbusch

 

December: The Book of Koli by Mike Carey

Books

Books

This Month's Book

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February 2025 

Book Counter

Guest Speakers

Guest Authors

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Kayla Ann

May 2024

Kayla Ann is a traditionally and self-published author. Her traditionally published book, Agency in the Hunger Games, explores the importance of personal agency in a world determined to strip away individuality. Her debut self-published YA novel, Well of Dreams, explores similar themes of fate versus free will. Kayla Ann writes in her limited free time when she is not teaching the next generation of readers, playing board games with her husband, or serving as personal chef, hairdresser, playmate, and story-teller to her young son.

Well of Dreams

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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.

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Little Free Library

Leave a book in a Little Free Library.

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Donors Choose

Support specific literacy and reading classroom programs.

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Smithsonian Adopt-A-Book

Adopt books to build and preserve special books and collections.

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READers Charity of Choice

Vote to support one charity nominated by a club member.

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United through Reading

Help service members read to children from a distance.

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Newsletter Archive

Current Newsletter

Meet the Officers

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Johnathan Kannady

President
and
Webmaster

Johnathan Kannady is an alumni of American Military University. He has obtained his Masters of Science, Applied Business Analytics in 2024 from AMU and he has obtained his Bachelor of Science, Space Studies in 2021 from AMU. He is also apart of The National Society of Leadership and Success. He has completed the Foundations of Leadership and the Advance Leadership Certification. He is working on completing his Executive Leadership Certification through NSLS.

 

He was in the WV ARNG for twelve years where he deployed to Kuwait and Iraq, he also served his community by helping with flood duty, Covid Task Forces, and was present at President Biden's Inauguration.

 

Johnathan has also had many nicknames in the R.E.A.D. Book Club, nicknames such as, President of Death, Webmaster of Destruction, and Officer of Doom, Gloom, Darkness, Murder, Death, and Websites.

While Johnathan does enjoy many types of books, he does not enjoy any books that contains zombies, he finds them overdone and boring.

A Favorite Book:

The Long Walk

by

Richard Bachman (Stephen King)

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Past Newsletters and Presentations

The club regularly presents as part of Student Affairs Lunch and Learn series.

Past Newsletters Link

Folded Newspapers

Presentations Link

Conference Lecture

Awards

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