Everyone is invited to join the group for the year, or any part of the year, as your time and interest permit. Our discussions are always informal and often lively! The group takes a break during summer and resumes in the Fall. All meetings will be via Zoom on the 4th Monday of the month, at 7:00 pm, September – November, and January – May. Join the discussion from the comfort of your own home!
Here’s the list of our upcoming selections and the dates we will meet, so you can get a head start:
September 25, 2023: American like me: Reflections on life between cultures – America Ferrera
From award-winning actress and political activist America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first-person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures.
October 23, 2023: Camp Zero – Michele Min Sterling
In a near-future northern settlement, the fates of a young woman, a professor, and a mysterious collective of researchers collide in this mesmerizing and transportive debut that “delivers its big ideas with suspense, endlessly surprising twists, and abundant heart” (Jessamine Chan, New York Times bestselling author).
November 27, 2023: A Place Called Home – David Amroz
A galvanizing, stirring memoir about growing up homeless and in foster care and rising to become a leading advocate for child welfare, recognized by President Obama as an American Champion of Change.
January 22, 2024: The Light We Lost – Jill Santopolo
This devastatingly romantic debut novel about the enduring power of first love, with a shocking, unforgettable ending, is Love Story for a new generation.
February 26, 2024: The Feather Thief – Kirk W. Johnson
From the author of The Fishermen and the Dragon, a rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume peddlers, for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, The Lost City of Z, and The Orchid Thief.
March 25, 2024: The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah
In Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature.
April 22, 2024: Dictionary of Lost Words – Pip Williams
Calling all lexicographers, lovers of language and devotees of the Oxford English Dictionary. Pip Williams’ clever and charming debut introduces us to Esme, the daughter of one of the lexicographers working on the first edition of the OED. As she grows up, she learns that many of the discarded words are related to women’s experiences, so she sets out to write her very own “Dictionary of Lost Words”. This delightful page-turner will make readers think about the power of language, who decides which words get written into our shared history, and whose stories may have been left out.
May 20, 2024: Small Mercies – Dennis Lehane
Set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city’s desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write.
June 24, 2024: Book Reader’s Smorgasbord
Each person reads a book and shares a summary at the June meeting. This allows us to have a variety of book suggestions for possible summer reading!
Please mark your calendars and plan for interesting discussions! For more information, please contact Joyce Rodos.
We will meet over Zoom:
Passcode: 303279
Previous Selections:
2022/2023 Season
September 26, 2022: The Mountains Sing – Nguyen Phan Que Mai
October 24, 2022: The Indigo Girl – Natasha Boyd
November 28, 2022: Wish You Were Here – Jody Picoult
January 23, 2023: The Book of Hope – Jane Goodall & Douglas Abrams
February 27, 2023: The Girl with the Louding Voice – Abi Dare
March 27, 2023: The Book Woman’s Daughter – Kim Michele Richardson
April 24, 2023: How the Word is Passed – Clint Smith
May 22, 2023: A Woman is No Man – Etaf Rum
2021/2022 Season
September 2021: The Four Winds – Kristin Hannah
October 2021: What’s Mine and Yours – Naima Coster
November 29, 2021: Lost History of Stars – Dave Boling
January 25, 2022: Traveling Mercies – Ann Lamott
February 22, 2022: The Book Women of Troublesome Creek – Kim Michele Richardson
March 28, 2022: Tattoos on the Heart – Gregory Boyle
April 25, 2022: Midnight Library – Matt Haig
May 23, 2022: Fifty Miles from Tomorrow – Willie Hensley