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Alumni Book Club

We invite you to join the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Alumni Book Club!

Ms. Jan Gould-Martin ’75, longtime Shattuck-St. Mary’s educator, and I have many things in common. One is a love of books. Another is a love of all things Shattuck-St. Mary’s. We decided to combine our two loves by forming a Shattuck-St. Mary’s Alumni Book Club. 

Membership in the SSM-ABC is open to all alumni. Your only obligation is to read the book and show up to share in the discussion. Meetings are held the third Sunday of every month at 1:00 p.m. CST.

Happy reading!

Matthew Cavellier
SSM Head of School

Dates for 2025 Sunday ABC Meetings

February 16th, 2025
March 16th, 2025
April 27th, 2025
May 18th, 2025
June 15th, 2025
July 20th, 2025
August 17th, 2025
September 21st, 2025
October 19th, 2025
November 16th, 2025
December 21st, 2025


Zoom Link: https://s-sm-org.zoom.us/j/81955976088

Zoom Link

How it Works

The SSM Alumni Book Club is completely free for all alumni, you just need to get a copy of the book to enjoy.

  • You can join and participate at any time based on your individual schedule.
  • The book club will connect virtually through Zoom on the third Sunday of each month to discuss the current book and network with others.
  • With the registration link, you can choose which meetings you would like to attend. We will also send out email reminders of our next book club meeting.
Why Should You Join?
  • This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow alumni, current students, and others in the Shattuck-St. Mary’s community.
  • It allows for lifelong learning. The books you read and the network you’ll be building will make you more effective in areas critical to success like leadership, communication and productivity.
  • Reading is good for you! Studies show it can reduce stress, helps you sleep better, and improve your relationships. Did we mention it also makes you smarter? 

Currently Reading...


The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

This contemporary classic, a futuristic novel by Margaret Atwood, is a cautionary tale set in the Republic of Gilead. Handmaids, selected for their ability to conceive healthy children, are assigned to leading couples who cannot conceive. And so we meet Offred, a woman who is deprived of her husband and her child and assigned to a commander and his wife. In this dystopia, Gilead is a totalitarian and theocratic state, a replacement for the United States of America. Atwood is the recipient of two Booker Prizes, the Franz Kafka Prize, the National Book Critics Prize, and has been awarded a PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award. This recommendation comes to ABC from longtime participant Helen Pattinson Francis ’01.

Download the 2025 Book List