This special One Book One Campus edition is all about the eco-thriller Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton. As part of One Book, One Campus 2025, the Parnassos Writing Café is hosting a workshop for everyone who wants to explore the book’s themes through creative writing. Haven’t read the book yet? You can now buy it at a discount and pick it up at the Parnassos front desk!
One Book One Campus
One Book One Campus is a university-wide program that brings together UU students and staff to read a shared book that addresses pressing issues of our time. The 2025 selection is the thrilling eco-thriller Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton.
About the book Birnam Wood
Birnam Wood is a gripping eco-thriller about what happens when earnest principles collide with obscene wealth. Meet Mira Bunting, who, together with her friends, has founded an activist gardening collective called Birnam Wood. They are struggling financially, but everything changes when Mira encounters a mysterious billionaire who manufactures drones…
Workshop
Led by science fiction writer Max Urai, this workshop will focus on stories about the climate crisis, ecology, and the people who try to shut themselves off from it all.
The workshop will be held in English and is open to both newcomers and regular participants. No writing experience is required. Parnassos will provide a welcoming space, coffee, snacks, and pen and paper. Of course, you are also welcome to bring your own writing materials if you prefer.