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Literary Lehigh

The Lehigh family is full of great writers, voracious readers, and lifelong learners. In the Lehigh Alumni Book Club, you’ll read books spanning genres like professional development and social justice, then gather every three months to discuss your impressions. 

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Join Lehigh's Virtual Book Club

Every three months, read and discuss a new book with fellow alumni, faculty, staff, and friends via an online platform. Members vote for each book they read. Read at your own pace, contribute to the discussion as you wish, and, if you love it, become a discussion leader!

Or discover new reads and discuss them with fellow alumni.

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The Exiles

“I think Hazel is the most interesting character. She changes and becomes multi-dimensional. She is quickly drawn when we first meet her. I think she surprises herself.” - Linda Dorf, Virtual Book Club (VBC) member 

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Alumni Author Spotlight

James Nixon ’98

James Nixon ’98 is a best-selling author, corporate strategist, technology innovation executive, and career consultant. Find his book, The Pursuit of Happiness at Work: A Practical Guide to Happiness at Work, on our Goodreads Lehigh Alumni Authors Bookshelf.

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Faculty Author Spotlight

Stephanie Powell Watts

Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, No One Is Coming To Save Us is a powerful first novel about an extended African American family and their colliding visions of the American dream.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We host an alumni-author bookshelf on our Lehigh Alumni Goodreads page. Submit your book to be added to our bookshelf. 

You can also announce your book on Faces of Lehigh.

Keep up with the latest Lehigh faculty publications on the Lehigh Faculty Publications blog, curated by the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries.

The site is part of the Harvest of Ideas: A Celebration of Faculty Authors program. Since its inaugural celebration in 2012, Harvest of Ideas has recognized Lehigh faculty who have authored or edited a book or composition during the previous year. A copy of each book authored by Lehigh faculty is added to Special Collections and noted in the library catalog. Faculty-authored books are also on display in the Linderman Library reading room.

For a complete list of faculty authors, visit the Lehigh Library Catalog.

Yes! Visit the Lehigh Library Archives to access past Epitome yearbooks, Alumni Bulletins, The Brown and White archives, photos, student publications, course catalogs, and so much more!