Join our no-stress, low-commitment, super chill summer book (and movie) club with UMBC Public Health.

After registering, you will receive details about the timeline and you will be added to our book club discussion group. Read all the books, just one, or something in between. Join us for the in-person discussions or keep it online. Start at the beginning or jump in and out, depending on your schedule. Win prizes regardless of your level of participation. No grades, just great discussions and learning! 

This summer, we're exploring two impactful themes:

• Environmental Health & Justice: What's the link between our planet, our communities, and our well-being?

• Infectious Disease: From historical plagues to modern outbreaks, how do we understand and fight global health threats?

Read as much or as little as you want; whatever fits your summer schedule. We'll be chatting weekly on Blackboard (details coming), with an on-campus movie discussion to wrap up each series.

Summer 2025 books and movies are (in order of discussion dates)

Environmental Health & Justice:

Non-fiction- Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret by Catherine Coleman Flowers

Fiction- Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

Movie- Erin Brockovich (July 2)

Infectious Disease:

Non-fiction- The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years by Sonia Shah

Fiction- Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Márquez

Movie- Virus (August 14)

Sign up today and get those pages turning!