The Corner Book Club

The UVA Alumni Association’s Corner Book Club is a virtual book club for alums of all ages featuring a range of titles by UVA alumnae authors.

Corner Book Club members can read along anytime, anywhere and have the opportunity to recommend titles, vote on reading selections throughout the year, connect on a private online forum, and participate in special virtual events with alumnae authors.

The Corner Book Club is currently on hiatus

Many thanks to those who have been reading along with us in recent years and to the outstanding UVA alumnae authors whose work we’ve enjoyed together!

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Past Selections

Corner Book Club members have enjoyed reading these works by UVA alumnae authors in recent years.

Better Luck Next Time, by Julia Claiborne Johnson

Better Luck Next Time
by Julia Claiborne Johnson (Col ’81)

Cover of The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copely Eisenberg

The Third Rainbow Girl
by Emma Copely Eisenberg (Grad ’15)

Cover of All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin

All We Ever Wanted
by Emily Giffin (Law ’97)

Cover of We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter Farinholt

We Were the Lucky Ones
by Georgia Hunter Farinholt (Col ’00)

Cover of The Defining Decade by Meg Jay

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter – And How to Make the Most of Them Now
by Meg Jay (Col ’92)

Cover of Fever by Mary Beth Keane

Fever
by Mary Beth Keane
(Grad ’05)

Cover of Ask Again Yes by Mary Elizabeth Keane

Ask Again Yes
by Mary Elizabeth Keane (Grad ’05)

Cover of The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

The Exiles
by Christina Baker Kline (Grad ’90)

Cover of The League of Wives by Heath Hardage Lee

The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home
by Heath Hardage Lee (Grad ’95)

Home Making, by Lee Matalone

Home Making
by Lee Matalone (Col ’11)

Cover of Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life, by Lulu Miller

Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
by Lulu Miller (Grad ’12)

Cover of Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy

Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
by Liza Mundy (Grad ’87)

Cover of I'll Be Your Blue Sky by Marisa de los Santos

I’ll Be Your Blue Sky
by Marisa de los Santos (Col ’88)

Cover of The Possible World by Liese Schwarz

The Possible World
by Liese Schwarz
(Med ’92)

Cover of Hidden Figures by Margot Rebecca Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures
by Margot Rebecca Lee Shetterly (Com ’91)

Cover of Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Seven Days in June
by Tia Williams (Col ’97)

Cover of The Distant Dead by Heather Young

The Distant Dead
by Heather Young (Col ’86, Law ’91)

For more information, and to recommend titles for future consideration, please contact us at corner-book-club@virginia.edu.