Our first book club read for the year is Em by Kim Thùy. It’s a beautifully written, emotional novel that follows two children of the Vietnamese diaspora separated from their home after the Fall of Saigon as they reckon with unspeakable trauma and find family through the sacrifices of others.
The university asked all first-year students to read Em this summer in anticipation of Kim Thùy’s lecture at the Marino Family International Writers' Academic Workshop. There’s more information about the book, the author, and several reviews on the Marino website.
All Georgetown students, faculty, and staff are invited to join us for this discussion.
Pastries and tea will be served!
Please RSVP to be added to the Google calendar invitation and to get the Zoom link if you'd like to attend remotely.
Help us choose the titles we'll meet to discuss in November, January, and March. Vote for your top picks by September 30th. We'll announce the winners at our October meeting (a partnership with the GSP, Georgetown Scholarship Program) when we discuss Educated by Tara Westover
Beth.Marhanka@georgetown.edu