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.
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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
This Month's Book
April 2025
The Banshee's Elegy- Unpublished
Book Counter
Guest Authors
Cynthia Behunin
April 2025
Cynthia Behunin grew up in East Central Illinois where she learned to love books and the wild adventures she could take while reading. The genre that captured her attention in the beginning were animal books by Walter Farley and Jack Kjelgaard which instilled in her a love of literature. As she grew older fantasy stole her heart and Piers Anthony took her on some wild rides. Now she reads everything from non-fiction (biographies, self-help, history) to fiction (science fiction/fantasy, classics, YA, romance, dystopian). She has been writing since her teens and finds it to be a great help when dealing with difficult situations. She has a BA: English - Literary Studies from Utah Valley University and an MFA: Creative Writing from Eastern Kentucky University. She has worked as both faculty and staff positions at various universities and is currently a staff member at Bradley University in Peoria, IL.
The Banshee's Elegy
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.
Current Newsletter
Meet the Officers
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)
Past Newsletters and Presentations
The club regularly presents as part of Student Affairs Lunch and Learn series.
Past Newsletters Link
Presentations Link
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