You're invited to join the UCF Alumni Book Club! In this online community, UCF alumni can connect and enjoy books through online discussions, virtual gatherings, and events. There is no cost to participate - you just have to get a copy of the book to enjoy.
Have questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions section below.
Once a semester, the group will select a book written by an alumni author to read and discuss. You can browse the list of UCF alumni authors below.
Have you published a book? Let us know!
Books must be complete and published, and you must be able to provide a link to where the published book is available for sale to the public for it to be considered for the list.
Have you read a book that you think would be perfect for a book club? Or maybe there's a book you've wanted to read, but you've been waiting to have someone to discuss it with. Complete the form below and send us your book recommendations for the book club.
The book club hosts regular virtual meetups, as well as author spotlight events. For a list of upcoming events, visit the UCF Alumni Events Calendar.
Watch Past Events:
Author Knight with David James Poissant
Many of our alumni have produced significant works across all literary genres. Below is a list of our alumni authors and their works.
*Starred names are alumni chapter/club volunteers.
The Self-Love Workbook: A Life-Changing Guide to Boost Self-Esteem, Recognize Your Worth and Find Genuine Happiness
The Self-Love Workbook for Teens: A Transformative Guide to Boost Self-Esteem, Build a Healthy Mindset, and Embrace Your True Self
30 Under 30 Award Winner
African Americans in Fashion History: 40 Icons Who Helped Shape the Industry
Fabian and Fabiola: The Furry Fashion Fiasco (Fiction: Children's Book)
The Blendification System: Activating Potential by Connecting Culture, Strategy, and Execution
Lead Like a Master Gardener
I See You: A Survival Guide for New Nurses and a Memoir of My First Year a a Graduate Nurse in the ICU
An Education Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: How Radical Changes Can Spark Student Excitement and Success
Find Your Hedgehog and Stop Working: When You Find Your Passion, Work Stops Being Work
Sometimes You Have To Eat A Crap Sandwich: A collection of short essays to improve your career mileage
Three Facets of Public Health and Paths to Improvements: Behavior, Culture, and Environment
Discovering My Scars: Learning to Take a Giant Leap Forward, while Taking Two Steps Back
Nicholson School of Communication and Media Alumni Chapter | Member-at-large
It's Not About You So Please Understand: The social textbook to understanding concepts related to racism and people of color
Boots to Loafers: Finding Your New True North
Volusia/Flagler Alumni Club | Co-chair-elect
Super Alec's Very Super Day: An Adoption Story
30 Under 30 Award Winner
Meliah, Job’s Wife: A Story of Healing, Hope, Temptation and Truth
The Legacy: A Journey of Faith, Sacrifice, and Never Giving Up
The book club will read one book every two months. If you have a little time every week to read, you should be fine. After one month, we will start sharing one discussion question a week on the Facebook page for members to participate. There are no strict expectations on members for this virtual community; if you can't read one of the books then it's OK. If you can only read part of a book and contribute a little to the online discussion then that's OK too.
The book club will be online so people can participate anywhere in the world. We will be offering optional virtual meetups near the end of the two-month period that will be held at different times of the day, on various days of the week. These virtual meetups will be led by anyone in the book club who would like to be a virtual discussion leader. We will poll the group for the most popular times and then see if we have a discussion leader who is available for those times. If we do not have a discussion leader available, or if there is not enough interest, we will not host a virtual meetup that month.
A virtual discussion leader is a member of the book club who has volunteered to lead a virtual discussion for a particular book. Discussion leaders will be responsible for running the book club session and leading the hour-long conversation. This requires not only having read the book, but having a working knowledge of the contents and preparing relevant questions for discussion. Discussions will be hosted on either Zoom or Facebook Rooms. If you are interested in becoming a virtual discussion leader, you can email us at [email protected] In the email, please include your first and last name, and the days of the week and times that you would be available.
No. Participation is completely free for UCF alumni! You are responsible for getting a copy of the book to read or listen to, but your local library should have most books for free.
Members can purchase the book or borrow the book from local libraries.
The book club will have a moderator who manages the Facebook group where discussions occur online. The moderator will pose questions to the group, share relevant articles and encourage conversation about topics in the book. Members will be able to post and share as well. This format allows for ongoing conversation and makes it easy for alumni to connect with each other through Facebook.
We're using a Facebook group to host the virtual book club, so it's easy to connect with fellow Knights. If you don't have a Facebook profile you can make one for free at facebook.com. Just sign up and follow the easy instructions to make your profile.
Click here to join the Facebook group.
Feel free to send an email to [email protected] and we'll be happy to help.
The inclusion of these books on this page is not an endorsement of the contents or values expressed in the books by the UCF or its affiliates. The book descriptions have been provided by the authors or the publishers and should not be considered a review of the book.
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