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Welcome Graduate Alumni
As an MIT graduate degree alumna/us, you are part of a celebrated portion of the MIT community, who now make up more than half of MIT’s alumni population. And while your graduate academic experience at MIT may be over, your participation in this community lasts your lifetime.
The Graduate Alumni Book Club
The Graduate Book Club: An Evening with the Author is sponsored by the MIT Alumni Association in partnership with the Graduate Alumni Council and the Graduate Residential Education Office as an opportunity to connect current graduate students with graduate alums by reading the same book as a community. MIT graduate students select the fiction books that will be featured in these events. Each book club event includes a one-hour guided conversation with the author and Q&A.
What We’re Reading
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Ex Marks the Spot!, by Gloria Chao ’08
Upcoming Event: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 (Online)
For Gemma’s whole life, it has always been her and her mom against the world. As far as she knew, all her grandparents—and thus her ties to Taiwanese culture—were dead. Until one day when a mysterious man shows up at her door with two shocking things: the news that her grandfather has just recently passed, and the first clue to a treasure hunt that Gemma hopes will lead to her inheritance.
There’s just one major problem: to complete the hunt, she has to go to her grandfather’s home in Taiwan. And the only way she can get there is by asking her ex and biggest high-school rival, Xander, for help. But after swallowing her pride, Gemma finds herself halfway across the world, ready to unearth her life-changing prize. Soon Gemma discovers that the treasure hunt is about much more than money—it’s about finally learning about her family, exploring her cultural roots, and maybe even finding true love.
Filled with ingenious puzzles, a vibrant Taipei setting, and a delicious romance, Ex Marks the Spot is an exciting adventure.
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The Last Weapon, by Matt McCluskey ’91
Past Event: November 12, 2024 (Online)
A deadly lab disaster shakes the academic world of physics professor Mike Harris. When his ex-fiancée is murdered before his eyes, he becomes the prime suspect. As law enforcement and a shadowy organization pursue him, he must learn the true aim of the experiment that led to the disaster–before he gets captured or killed. The chase pushes Harris to a remote research center, where a powerful corporation prepares to unleash a weapon that could threaten humanity itself. Blending hard science with thrilling fiction, The Last Weapon is a page-turning, thought-provoking read.
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All We Have to Believe In, by Jeffrey Lousteau MCP ’91
Past Event: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 (Online)
All We Have to Believe In is a story of a disillusioned veteran of the Great War who returns home to San Francisco and tries to fit back into a fast-changing society. Renouncing the trappings of success that await him, he befriends a gravely wounded war veteran and, in the process, falls in love with an army nurse, the headstrong daughter of Italian immigrants.
Edward and Angela’s story unfolds across a dazzling decade where beneath all the glamour xenophobia takes hold, prosperity is undone by greed, and Prohibition proves morally bankrupt. This is a story of love and loss, of personal betrayals and redemption, of America's struggle to define herself in the world that continues to resonate today...
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