Mau Reads
About Mau Reads
- The book clubs are voluntary and are held outside of regular class time. They have a limited number of places, first come, first served.
- The book clubs are free and you will receive the book to be read.
- Book clubs require registration and are advertised in the calendar on the student website, on this page and occasionally in Canvas.
- Book clubs are based on trust, and your intention should be to read the book you receive for free and participate in the discussions in your book circle.
- The book clubs are conducted in both Swedish and English about 4 times a year.
- The book clubs consist of 4 meetings: kick off, two book discussion meetings and a final author discussion. The author talk is open to everyone, but participants in the book clubs are prioritised and can prepare questions for the author together with their group.
- All club meetings are held at the Orkanen Library from 17.15-18-15. Coffee is served at all meetings except the author talk.
I am happy and proud that Mau Reads offers our students fascinating and thoughtful reading experiences as well as new encounters and inspiring conversations about literature, knowledge, societal development, and human relations.
Mia Rönnmar, Vice-chancellor at Malmö University
Students have their say about Mau Reads
I gained new insight into ideas we discussed and met new people. It is nice to see familiar faces when walking around the university.
It was really exciting to chat about a book with other people, it taught me to look at the story from new points of view.
Read a cool book, met some great people, learned some things. Overall a really positive experience.
I gained a new reading experience on a perspective that I’ve never read anything about before.
Previous book clubs_2
Patrik Lundberg
Patrik Lundberg
Patrik Lundberg is a writer who works as a reporter and columnist for Dagens Nyheter. He often portrays class and exclusion in his texts and has won the Grand Journalist Prize. In 2020, he made an acclaimed "Summer in P1" and shortly afterwards the book "Fjärilsvägen" was released, which the summer talk was based on. The book club read "Fjärilsvägen", which ended with the author talk with Patrik Lundberg where he was interviewed by Magnus Nilsson, professor of literature at Malmö University. They talked about the book and Patrik's experiences of studying at Malmö University.
Ann-Helen Leastadius
Ann-Helen Leastadius
Ann-Helén Laestadius is an award-winning author and journalist. She has Sami roots and grew up in northern Sweden. Her book '"Stolen" is an international bestseller about a young Sami girl growing up, and a powerful fable about family, identity and justice. The book provides an insight into a highly topical and important subject, namely the minority Sami people living in northern Sweden and their vulnerability and the hate crimes that reindeer herding Sami are often subjected to. "Stolen" was named Book of the Year 2021 and has attracted attention far beyond Sweden's borders. The book club was held in English with many international students.