Join Project SAFE for our monthly book club, where conversations on healing, empowerment, and justice come to life through powerful stories. All are welcome!
Dive into meaningful conversations about healing, identity, empowerment, and social justice through the lens of powerful literature. This book club creates a supportive and inclusive space for students, staff, and faculty to explore themes related to consent, gender, relationships, resilience, and advocacy.
Each session features thought-provoking reads, ranging from memoirs and novels to poetry and short stories, that spark dialogue and reflection. Whether you're a passionate reader or just looking for a welcoming community, everyone is encouraged to participate.
For our first session, we will be reading Carmilla by J Sheridan Le Fanu. Keep reading for a description of the book below!
In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage crashes into view, carrying an unexpected guest – the beautiful Carmilla.
So begins a feverish friendship between Laura and her entrancing companion, one defined by mysterious happenings and infused with an undeniable eroticism. But as Carmilla becomes increasingly strange and volatile, prone to eerie nocturnal wanderings, Laura finds herself tormented by nightmares and growing weaker by the day…
Pre-dating Dracula by 26 years, Carmilla is the original vampire story, a rediscovered classic of sexual tension and gothic romance.
This book is available for loan from the Oxy Library or via Libby with your Los Angeles Public Library card.
