The Women's Resources Center Book Club offers members of the community an opportunity to engage in meaningful and thoughtful discussions that explore various cultural, political, social, and personal issues related to how gender and sexuality impacts different aspects of our lives.
Spring 2024 Book Club Schedule
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FEBRUARY
Unf*ck Your Boundaries: Build Better Relationships Through Consent, Communication, and Expressing Your Needs by Dr. Faith G. Harper, LPC-S, ACS, ACN
Discussion will take place on Friday, February 9 at 3 pm at the WRC. | Sign up and request a copy of the book: go.illinois.edu/boundariesbookclub
House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, 3) by Sarah J. Maas
Discussion will take place on Friday, February 23 at 3 pm at the WRC. | Books will not be provided for this book club. However, participants will receive book-related merch.
MARCH
Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World edited by Jessica Valenti and Jaclyn Friedman as part of Women's History Month
Discussion will take place on Friday, March 29 at 3 pm at the WRC. | Sign up and request a copy of the book: go.illinois.edu/believemebook
APRIL
The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America by legal scholar Sarah Deer (Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma) in collaboration with Native American House as part of MMIR Red Regalia Project and Sexual Violence Awareness Month
Discussion will take place on Friday, April 19 at 3:30 pm at the WRC. | Sign up and request a copy of the book: go.illinois.edu/sarahdeer
Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Discussion will take place on Friday, April 26 at 3 pm at the WRC. | Sign up and request a copy of the book: go.illinois.edu/knowmyname
Past Book Clubs
Copies of all past book club titles can be borrowed from the WRC library. Check for availability here: https://wrc.illinois.edu/resources/library
Fall 2023
Fall 2023
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SEPTEMBER
"The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid as part of Sexual Health Week
"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants" by Robin Wall Kimmerer as part of Ecofeminism Summit
OCTOBER
"Period: The Real Story of Menstruation" by Kate Clancy in recognition of Period Action Day
This event is co-sponsored by Women and Gender in Global Perspectives at Illinois and the WRC.