Attention book lovers!
The Monthly On-line book discussion is aimed around having professional discussion, inspired and directly applicable to our professional work as sign language interpreters. Books and themes are chosen only from non-fiction works, used in higher education, to explore lived experiences, research, and historical learnings that deepen our understanding of our work, culture, and community and ultimately our perspectives and behaviors.
What is the On-line group like?
Sessions go for the calendar month advertised, with registration allowed until the 5th day of each month. A weekly reflection question prompts readers to write thoughtful responses on the chapters assigned that week, as well as responding to peers reflections to engage in meaningful conversation. There is a due date each week to keep the flow of conversation going through the end of the book in week 4. There is no specific time to be on-line each week, and no live discussions. Log in anytime, multiple times per week to read over the discussion and post your reflections. At the end of the month, the RID CMP Sponsor, Ginevra Deianni, who is also the moderator, reviews posted assignments and then awards RID CEUs either by directly posting the CEUs to your RID transcript or via a Certificate of Completion for BEI and state certifications.
Cost: $95 per monthly session
CEUs: All book club sessions earn 1.0 RID CEUs
Register: by the 5th of each month for the current monthly session, or register in advance for any book on the list.
Registering now - OCTOBER:
"Ambivalent Encounters: Childhood, Tourism, & Social Change in Banaras, India"
by: Jenny Huberman
October 1 - 31, 2025
1.0 CEUs Prof Studies, $95 .
Step into the tourism-centric world of a unique waterfront city in India: Banaras - where we examine cultural practices, societal gender norms, and economic survival on a different level that targets our work with immigrant populations. This type of cultural study improves our ability to effectively interpret for diverse consumers by thinking more like a cultural anthropologist. In better understanding cultural beliefs and lived experiences that are different from our own, we can develop more effective ways to communicate, interpret, and connect with consumers.
Register by October 5, 2025
Remaining 2025 Book Titles:
November 2025: "An Indigenous People's History of the United States" by: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
2026 Tiles to be announced soon!
What if I miss a book club monthly session, but love the book title?
No worries! You can find all our monthly book club selections in the Cultural Novel Project Series (still 1.0 CEUs) to do anytime, on your own, with a similar reflection writing format. See that project page for more details.