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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2024 Reading Challenge
Want to win free books?
Participate in the 2024 R.E.A.D. Book Club Challenge, and you could win $50 from Better World Books! The club member with the most activities completed by October 31, 2024 will win.
Use this Google form to report each reading activity you complete!
What are the reading challenge activities?
Read a book written from multiple points of view.
Read a secondhand book.
Read a book written by an author with your dame initials (first and last name).
Read a book that is more than 50 years old.
Read a book in a genre you don’t normally read.
Read a book about a natural disaster.
Read a non-zombie human annihilation book.
Read a book of poetry during National Poetry Month in April. (Double Entries if you post a video of you reciting/reading poetry.)
Complete the Annual Club Member Survey in September
Recommend at least three books (with author and title) based on the provided themes in the annual club survey in September.
Participate in our Legacy Project, Random Acts of Reading, in September.
Donate a book to a Little Free Library.
Attend a Zoom Meeting. (One point per meeting with a maximum of six points)
Post on the monthly book discussion on either Facebook or Goodreads.
Post a short video review of a favorite book on social media and tag #APUSReads