2025
January – James by Percival Everett
February – The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
April – Orbital by Samantha Harvey
May – Persepolis 1 and 2 by Marjane Satrapi
June – Stoner by John Williams
July – Martyr by Kaveh Akhbar
August 26 – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
September 23 – So Far Gone by Jess Walter
October 28 – Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
2024
January – Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
February – Foster by Claire Keegan
March – Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
May – Absolution by Alice McDermott
June – Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
July – This is Happiness by Niall Williams
August – Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
September – The Bear by Julia Phillips
October – Country Girls by Edna O’Brien
November no meeting
December – Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilwan Woo
2023
February- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
March – Angle of Repose
April – Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
May – I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
June – The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
July – Horse by Geraldine Brooks
August – The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
September – skip to allow time for October book
October – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
November – Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
December – Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
2022
January 25 – Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Feb- No meeting in Feb to allow time for The Love Songs Of W.E.B. DuBois
March 29 – The Love Songs Of W.E.B. DuBois by Honorre Fannone Jeffers
April 26 – Fight Night by Miriam Toewes (Margie)
May 24 – O Pioneers by Willa Cather (Kim)
June 28 – Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Jessica)
July 26 – Circe by Madeline Miller (Catherine)
August 30 – Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (restaurant)
September 27 – The Tiger’s Wife by Tia Obrecht (Deb’s)
October 19 – Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch
November –
December –
2021
Jan 19 – The Good Lord Bird by James McBride ZOOM
Feb 23 – Women Talking by Miriam Toews ZOOM
March 23 – The Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet (a FULL YEAR OF ZOOM!)
April 27 – The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett ZOOM – last one?
May 25 – Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu Hosted by Laura
June 22 – The Cold Millions by Jess Walter Hosted by Margie
July 27 – Deacon King Kong by James McBride Hosted by Sandy
August 24 – The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls by Ursula Hegi Hosted by Jessica
September 28- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Hosted by Deb
October 26 – Sinking Islands by Cai Emmons
November 16- Wayward by Dana Spiotta
December 21 – The Street by Ann Petry
2020
Jan 28 – The Water Dancer by Ta Nehisi Coates Host: Deb
Feb 25 – The Milkman by Anna Burns Host: Jessica
March 31 – We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Jay Fowler ZOOM
April Meeting
May 5 – Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo – ZOOM
June 23- Overstory by Richard Powers- ZOOM
July – How to Be an Anti Racist by Ibram X Kendi ZOOM
August 25 – Beloved by Toni Morrison ZOOM
September 22 – Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain ZOOM
October 20 – The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich ZOOM
November 17 – Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell ZOOM
December 15 – Monogamy by Sue Miller ZOOM
2019
January 8 – I Am Not Your Negro (film) and Remember This House (book) by James Baldwin Host:Margie
February meeting cancelled due to snow
March 26 An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Host: Kim
April 23 – Warlight by Michael Ondaatje Host: Jessica
CHANGE OF DATE: May 28 – Weather Woman by Cai Emmons. Cai will attend the meeting. Host: Deb
June 25 – The Other Side of the Bridge, Mary Lawson Host: Laura
July 23 – The Best We Could Do, by Thi Bui Host: Jessica
August 27 – There There by Tommy Orange Host: Mary Ann
September- Unbound by Arlene Stein Host: Kim
October – News of The World by Paulette Jiles Host: Catherine
November 19 – Go Went Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck Host: Margie
December 17 – Sula by Toni Morrison Host: Laura
2018:
December 19 – at Jessica’s Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
January 23 – at Margie’s You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie
February 20 – at Catherine’s The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
March 29 – at Kim’s Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
No April Meeting
May 1 – at Laura’s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin
May 29-at Jessica’s for Suddenly a Knock on the Door by Etgar Keret
June 26 at Margie’s for The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
July 24 at Catherine’s for The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
August 28 at Deb’s for Rabbit by Patricia Williams
September meeting moves to Tuesday, October 2 at Sandy’s for Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
October 30 at Kim’s for Grace Paley Reader
December 6 at Catherine’s for Educated by Tara Westover
March – Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
2023
February- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
March – Angle of Repose
April – Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
May – I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
June – The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
July – Horse by Geraldine Brooks
August – The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
September – skip to allow time for October book
October – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
November – Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
December – Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
2022
January 25 – Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Feb- No meeting in Feb as we read The Love Songs Of W.E.B. DuBois
March 29 – The Love Songs Of W.E.B. DuBois by Honorre Fannone Jeffers
April 26 – Fight Night by Miriam Toewes (Margie)
May 24 – O Pioneers by Willa Cather (Kim)
June 28 – Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Jessica)
July 26 – Circe by Madeline Miller (Catherine)
August 30 – Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (restaurant)
September 27 – The Tiger’s Wife by Tia Obrecht (Deb’s)
October 19 – Yellow Bird by Sierra Crane Murdoch
November –
December –
2021
Jan 19 – The Good Lord Bird by James McBride ZOOM
Feb 23 – Women Talking by Miriam Toews ZOOM
March 23 – The Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet (a FULL YEAR OF ZOOM!)
April 27 – The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett ZOOM – last one?
May 25 – Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu Hosted by Laura
June 22 – The Cold Millions by Jess Walter Hosted by Margie
July 27 – Deacon King Kong by James McBride Hosted by Sandy
August 24 – The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls by Ursula Hegi Hosted by Jessica
September 28- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Hosted by Deb
October 26 – Sinking Islands by Cai Emmons
November 16- Wayward by Dana Spiotta
December 21 – The Street by Ann Petry
2020
Jan 28 – The Water Dancer by Ta Nehisi Coates Host: Deb
Feb 25 – The Milkman by Anna Burns Host: Jessica
March 31 – We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Jay Fowler ZOOM
April Meeting
May 5 – Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo – ZOOM
June 23- Overstory by Richard Powers- ZOOM
July – How to Be an Anti Racist by Ibram X Kendi ZOOM
August 25 – Beloved by Toni Morrison ZOOM
September 22 – Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain ZOOM
October 20 – The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich ZOOM
November 17 – Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell ZOOM
December 15 – Monogamy by Sue Miller ZOOM
2019
January 8 – I Am Not Your Negro (film) and Remember This House (book) by James Baldwin Host:Margie
February meeting cancelled due to snow
March 26 An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Host: Kim
April 23 – Warlight by Michael Ondaatje Host: Jessica
CHANGE OF DATE: May 28 – Weather Woman by Cai Emmons. Cai will attend the meeting. Host: Deb
June 25 – The Other Side of the Bridge, Mary Lawson Host: Laura
July 23 – The Best We Could Do, by Thi Bui Host: Jessica
August 27 – There There by Tommy Orange Host: Mary Ann
September- Unbound by Arlene Stein Host: Kim
October – News of The World by Paulette Jiles Host: Catherine
November 19 – Go Went Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck Host: Margie
December 17 – Sula by Toni Morrison Host: Laura
2018:
December 19 – at Jessica’s Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
January 23 – at Margie’s You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie
February 20 – at Catherine’s The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
March 29 – at Kim’s Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
No April Meeting
May 1 – at Laura’s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin
May 29-at Jessica’s for Suddenly a Knock on the Door by Etgar Keret
June 26 at Margie’s for The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
July 24 at Catherine’s for The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
August 28 at Deb’s for Rabbit by Patricia Williams
September meeting moves to Tuesday, October 2 at Sandy’s for Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
October 30 at Kim’s for Grace Paley Reader
December 6 at Catherine’s for Educated by Tara Westover
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