Boley Book Club: The Jailhouse Lawyer by Calvin Duncan

L&C Law alum Calvin Duncan writes his captivating tale of wrongful conviction and the 30 year struggle to be released from prison. Along the way he acted as his own jailhouse lawyer and lawyer for numerous other inmates.

Join our book club on October 1st at noon in the Rare Book Room, to discuss his book, then join him on October 6th at 12:10 in the LRC as he discusses his legal journey from wrongful conviction to lawyer.

Books will be available for checkout at the circulation desk on a first come first served basis soon.

Other upcoming book clubs:

All-Campus Book Conversation on AI

Thursday, November 6th from 3:30-4:30pm in the Watzek Library Classroom

Two books, with two very different perspectives on generative AI, will frame this discussion: "Co‑Intelligence: Living and Working with AI" by Ethan Mollick and "The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want" by Emily M. Bender & Alex Hanna. Please choose one book to read. IT and the Watzek and Boley libraries will purchase books for the first 30 (or so) community members who sign up to participate in this discussion. Please sign up by September 19th in order to give us time to get the book to you with plenty of time to read it. We will email you when books are available for pickup.

Multnomah County Everybody Reads Lovely One by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

This year's Everybody Reads books is US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's book Lovely One. We will meet in early March to discuss her book, then give out 2 free tickets to see her on March 12th. 

About the book: Named “Ketanji Onyika,” which means “Lovely One,” Justice Jackson took pride in her heritage from birth. This remarkable memoir covers her journey to becoming the first Black woman ever confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Readers get an intimate look into her personal and professional life throughout the book. She shares stories of her family’s heritage and experiences in segregation, learning to channel her voice, and the triumphs and challenges of her career.