Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson
Reminder there is a “books” page under “Activities” on our
branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/). If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please find the books page and take a look.
Each book group has its own tab, by book group number. (These book group numbers correlate with page 6 of the branch Membership Directory.) On each list, the meeting days, times and coordinator are listed. Feel free to call me if you have trouble locating it.
January Book Groups
Book Group 1:
The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, on Feb. 8; coordinator is Joy Clous
Book Group 2:
Horse, by Geraldine Brooks, on Feb. 6; coordinator is Carol Hayes
Book Group 3:
The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes, on Feb. 28; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker
Book Group 4:
The Adventures of Herbie Cohen, by Rich Cohen on Feb. 14; coordinator is Pat Morehead
Book Group 6:
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk on JaFeb. 19; coordinator is Susana Mullen
Book Group 8:
Finding the Mother Tree, by Suzanne Simard, on Feb. 26; coordinator is Diana Squire
Book Group 10:
Because Our Fathers Lied, by Craig McNamara, on Feb. 15; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman
Book Group 12:
Fifty Words for Rain, by Asha Lemmie, on Feb. 1; coordinator is Linda Cook
Favorite Books from Book Group 4 in 2023
By ranking, most favorite first, followed by a one line description of the book:
- Horse, by Geraldine Brooks. A famous racehorse is re-discovered.
- Beautiful Country, by Julie Wang Quan. A Chinese family emigrates to the U.S.
- (tie) The Promise, by Damon Galgut. One family’s life on a farm in So. Africa.
(tie) Night, by Elie Wiesel. The story of a man who survived the Holocaust. - (tie) My Sister, the Serial Killer, by Oykinian Braithwaite. One good sister, one bad, in Nairobi.
(tie) The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Michele Kim Richardson. Blue-skinned people of Kentucky.
Living Our Mission of Equity By Charmen Goehring
We hope you will join us in a monthly equity conversation where we look at our own biases, seek actions we can take to attract diversity to our branch and become better people in the process. Each month, we read a section of our selected book then meet to discuss what we have learned, along with exploring other issues related to race and equity. We meet the first Wednesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. on Zoom.
The Zoom meeting code is 737 420 3780 or you can join using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7374203780 We will discuss our current book, Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under The Color Of Law by Richard and Leah Rothstein, on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. We will discuss Part Three (through page 167). If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.