No matter what community your organization serves, there is a story that will resonate with your shared values. Foster reflection, build empathy and connection across diverse perspectives, and strengthen communication and collaboration through the power of story-driven dialogue. Novel Exchanges is a unique take on a book club that requires zero preparation from participants. With expert facilitation and carefully selected stories, participants engage in meaningful conversations about the personal and social problems that impact our daily lives.

Novel Exchanges prepares scholars to navigate the world by developing self-directed learning skills that allow young people to pursue their interests and achieve their goals in the 21st century. Using a 6-question reading comprehension and 4 writing moves, students will engage with a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts in order to learn how to think critically and analyze ideas, as well as express their own ideas clearly and convincingly. By teaching simple, repeatable frameworks, Novel Exchanges supports young scholars towards becoming independent thinkers!

Offering both virtual and in-person options, Novel Exchanges’ evening adult seminar classes are an opportunity for literature-lovers to gather and discuss incredible short stories. Even after we’ve graduated, we benefit from critically thinking about texts, listening to understand others’ perspectives, and articulating our own ideas and opinions. Don’t waste your evening doomscrolling! Challenge yourself to read and think deeply amongst a community who shares the core value that stories matter.