Perusall® beyond the classroom

Reading groups, professional development, book clubs, trainings, and more hosted with Perusall.

Summer reading programs

Institution-sponsored events

Use Perusall to engage and connect incoming first-year students with each other and their college or university. Build community and momentum for the beginning of their first academic term.

Publisher/Author book events

Publisher or author-led events

Promote your content through Perusall. Invite reviewers to comment on chapters or complete books. Highlight authors, new editions, or special features with instructors worldwide or in specific locations. Plan author-led communal readings for nationally published or custom-published titles.

Faculty reading groups

Faculty-led events

Start a reading group where faculty can share research & publications, discuss academic journals, and read books on teaching and learning or topics of general interest.

Alumni reading groups

College or alumni-sponsored events

Start a reading group to keep alumni engaged with current faculty publications, stay up-to-date with university events, and stay connected with each other.

Book clubs

Sponsor or organize your own book event

Facilitate, organize, and grow book clubs by subject, author, or interest. Focus on fiction, general nonfiction, or more academic subjects. Connect with your community from around the country or world.

Perusall® Engage

Perusall-sponsored book events on teaching and learning

Designed for anyone interested in teaching and learning, Perusall® Engage is a community reading event that allows participants to engage with the authors, engage with each other, and engage with the book content in our social reading platform. Plus, you can participate on your own schedule and at your own pace.

Connect with others through social reading

Engage asynchronously

  • Invite members from across the globe.
  • Read on your schedule and at your own pace.
  • Access content from anywhere.

Manage with ease

  • No longer stress about meeting times.
  • One click access to all your participants and materials.
  • Keep participants up-to-date with announcements and notifications.

Collaborate with others

  • Exchange ideas and experiences.
  • Build community while reading collaboratively.
  • Live chat with others through 1:1 or group discussions.

Customize your content

  • Adopt a book from our catalog of over 1 million titles.
  • Upload your own material or documents.
  • Integrate video, podcasts, web pages, and more.

"Perusall reading groups have allowed us to make professional development available to a broader institutional audience. I’m regularly asked by faculty to keep doing them!"

- Lauren Barbeau, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Learning and Technology Initiatives, Georgia Tech
Dr. Lauren Barbeau, Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Teaching and Learning