New participants are welcome to join one, some, or all of the discussions.

Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month, September-June, at 10 a.m.

If attending virtually, registration is required for access to the Zoom link.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 10 am.

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Through three generations, the Sackler family accumulated wealth while using shameful tactics to promote the use of the addictive drugs their company developed. (nonfiction, 2021) 

Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 10am.

North Woods by Daniel Mason

An abandoned cabin in the woods becomes the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters. (fiction, 2023) 

Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 10am. 

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 

In Maine in 1789, the local midwife and healer is summoned to examine the body of a man who has been entombed in the ice in the frozen river. (fiction, 2023) 

Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 10am.

An Unfinished Love Story:  A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The author’s first-hand account of the turbulent 1960s is grounded in her husband’s vast collection of documents from their work with the Kennedys and Johnsons. (nonfiction, 2024) 

Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 10am.

The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez

The lives of activists, laborers, doctors, fishermen, and other everyday people intersect during the construction of the Panama Canal. (fiction, 2024) 

Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 10am. 

That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones

When small-town librarian Amanda Jones stood up for diverse perspectives at a public library board meeting, she became a target of book-banning extremists. (nonfiction, 2024) 

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 10am.

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. (fiction, 2021) 

Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 10am. 

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

The widowed night cleaner at the aquarium forms an unlikely friendship with the resident giant Pacific octopus. (fiction, 2022)