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