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Alumni Book Club

The UniSQ Alumni Book Club is an initiative between the School of Humanities and Communication and the Alumni Office. All discussions take place online, and are open to UniSQ alumni, students, staff and friends of the University.
Check out upcoming and past Book Club discussions.

Check out 'Fish Out of Water' by Jade Edmistone

Fish Out of Water is a wonderful companion for all athletes who are venturing out into the uncharted waters of sports retirement. Jade has gently and honestly provided readers with a window into her post-sport journey, as well as that of others, and some preventative measures to contemplate. A gifted story teller, Jade depicts the old landscape of retirement, the new landscape of retirement, and the ongoing, ever-present challenge that all athletes, or anyone for that matter, face when closing a significant chapter of their life. Check out the webinar recording.

Jade Edmistone

In Scales of Empire, Corporal Jian Choumali is on the mission of a lifetime – security officer of one of Earth’s huge generation ships, fleeing Earth’s failing ecosystem to colonise a distant planet. The ship encounters a technologically and culturally advanced alien empire led by a royal family of dragons. Check out the webinar recording.

Kylie Chan

Car Crash: A Memoir by Lech Blaine recalls 2009, when Lech Blaine walked away unscathed from a car accident in Toowoomba involving seven teenage boys. Three of his friends died and two were seriously injured. The driver was later acquitted of any crime.  Car Crash dissects the public and personal aftermath of a fatal accident through the experiences of a survivor. Dr Kate Cantrell and Dr Nycole Prowse talk with Lech Blaine. Check out the webinar recording.

Lech Blaine