Book Groups
Details for Chapter One & Ordinary Life
CHAPTER ONE BOOK GROUP
Discuss a wide range of books, selected by group’s nomination and voting, emphasizing literary fiction.
Dates: 4th Tuesdays, 7 pm
Facilitator: Linda Harmes
Location: The group meets via Zoom. To connect, email Linda Harmes via hblinda@hibit.com.
Current Reading Schedule (subject to change; verify with Linda Harmes):
2025
October 20 - Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
December 9 - Absolution: A Novel by Alice McDermott (This combines the November and December gatherings and will be in person at 4pm.)
2026
January 27 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
February 24 - Membrs Only by Sameer Pandya
March 24 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Bachman
April 28 - Godwin by Joseph O’Neill
May 26 - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
June 23 - Lampedusa by Stephen Price
July 28 - Counting Backwards by Jacqueline Friedland
August 25 - Audition by katie Kitamura
September 22 - Martyr! by Keva Akba
October 27 - An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age by Shana Abe
December 8 - Daughters of Palestine by Leyla K. King (This combines the November and December gatherings and will be in person at 4pm.)
ORDINARY LIFE BOOK GROUP
Explore books on spirituality, religious literacy, and social justice.
Dates: 3rd Mondays, 6:30 or 7 pm
Facilitator: Brian Powers
Location: Usually rotates among homes. Currently meeting via Zoom
Details: For location or to connect for a Zoom gathering, contact Brian Powers via bpowers2686@gmail.com