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Book Groups Update

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please refer to the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/).

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.

September Book Groups

Book Group 1:
Beyond That, the Sea, by Lora Spence Ash, on Sept. 11; coordinator is Susanna Mullen

Book Group 3:
Night Watch, by Jayne Phillips, on Sept. 24; coordinator is Julia Maclay

Book Group 4: 
A Little Chapel on the River, by Gwendolyn Bounds, on Sept. 10; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 8:
Foster, by Claire Keegan, on Sept. 22; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimerer, on Sept. 18; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12:
The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon, on Sept. 4; coordinator is Linda Cook

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 PM 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,  Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine, by Uche Blackstock, MD, on September 3 at 7 p.m. We will discuss Part 3 and will also pick our next book. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Book Groups Update

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please refer to the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/).

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.

June Book Groups

Book Group 1:
The Idiot, by Elif Batuman, on June 12; coordinator is Susanna Mullen

Book Group 3:
Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver, on June25; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
West With Giraffes, by Linda Rutledge, on June11; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 8:
How to Stand Up to a Dictator, by Maria Ressa, on June 23; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
No meeting in June; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12:
James, by Percival Everett, on June 5; coordinator is Linda Cook

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 PM 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, Erasing History, by Jason Stanley, on June 4 at 7 p.m. We will discuss chapters 6-end. It is very timely for our current moment. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

The group will be meeting over the summer. In July we will start reading the book Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine, by Uche Blackstock, MD. Check out the book from the library and join us on July 2nd!

Book Groups

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please refer to the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/).

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.

May Book Groups

Book Group 1:
Mott Street, by Ava Chin, on May 8; coordinator is Susanna Mullen

Book Group 3:
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk, on May 28; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
The Good Lord Bird, by James McBride, on May 14; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 8:
The Colony, by Audrey Magee, on May 2; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
The Woman They Could Not Silence, by Kate Moore, on May 15; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12:
Lovely One, by Ketanji Brown Jackson, on May 1; coordinator is Linda Cook

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 PM 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, Erasing History, by Jason Stanley, on May 7at 7 p.m. We will discuss chapters 4-5. It is so timely for our current moment. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Book Groups Update

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please refer to the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/).

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.

April Book Groups

Book Group 1:
The Island of Missing Trees, by Elif Shafak, on April 10; coordinator is Susanna Mullen

Book Group 3:
Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan, on April 23; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
This is Happiness, by Niall Williams, on April 9; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 8:
Flirting with Danger, by Janet Wallach, on April 28; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride, on April 17; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12:
Go as a River, by Shelley Read, on April 3; coordinator is Linda Cook

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 PM 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, Erasing History, by Jason Stanley, on April 2 at 7 p.m. We will discuss the preface through chapter 3. It is so timely for our current moment. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Book Groups Update

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please refer to the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/).

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.

Top 4 Favorite Books Read in 2024 – by Book Group 8 (coordinator Diana Squire):

  1. The Personal Librarian, by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
  2. Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, by Jennifer Wright
  3. Horse: A Novel, by Geraldine Brooks
  4. Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed  It to the World, by Lesley M. M. Blum

March Book Groups

Book Group 1:
Long Bright River, by Liz Moore, on March 13; coordinator is Susanna Mullen

Book Group 3:
Another Appalachia, by Neema Avashi, on March 26; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
Epitaph for a Peach, by David Mas Masumoto, on March 12; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 8:
Such a Fun Age, by Kelley Reid, on March 24; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
The Personal Librarian, by Marie Benedict, on March 20; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12:
The Kitchen House, by Kathleen Grissom, on March 6; coordinator is Linda Cook

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 PM 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, Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South, on March 5 at 7 p.m. We will discuss chapters 9-Finish. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

We will start our next book in April. We’ve selected Erasing History, by Jason Stanley. It is so timely for our current moment. Please join us!

Book Groups

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please refer to the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/).

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.

Top 4 Favorite Books Read in 2024 – by Book Group 4:

  1. Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
  2. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tokarczuk
  3. Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
  4. Five Days at Memorial, by Sherri Fink

February Book Groups

Book Group 1:
The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett, by Annie Lyons, on Feb. 13; coordinator is Susanna Mullen

Book Group 3:
Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt, on Feb. 26; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
Master Slave Husband Wife, by Ilyon Woo, on Feb. 12; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 8:
The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, by Stacy Schiff, on Feb. 24; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
James, by Pervival Everett, on Feb. 20; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
The Murmur of Bees, by Sofia Segovia, on Feb. 6; coordinator is Linda Cook

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 PM 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, Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South, on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. We will discuss chapters 5-8. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Book Groups Update

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please refer to the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/).

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.

January Book Groups

Book Group 1:
Eighty Days ……Around the World, by Matthew Goodman, on Jan. 9; coordinator is Susanna Mullen

Book Group 3:
Hello, Beautiful, by Ann Napolitano, on Jan. 22; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
Book selection, on Jan. 8; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 8:
Book selection, on Jan. 27; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
The Women, by Kristen Hannah, on Jan. 16; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
The Measure, by Nikki Erlick, on Jan. 9; coordinator is Linda Cook

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 PM 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, Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South, on Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. Due to a cancelled flight last month, we did not meet in December. We will discuss the Intro through chapter 4. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Book Groups Update

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please refer to the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/).

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.

December Book Groups

Book Group 1:
No meeting in December; coordinator is Joy Clous

Book Group 3: 
No meeting in December; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus, on Dec. 11; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 6:
Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands, by Kelly Lytle Hernandez, on Dec. 16; coordinator is Susana Mullen

Book Group 8:
No meeting in December; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
Holiday party on Dec. 19; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
Holiday party on Dec. 5; coordinator is Linda Cook

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 PM 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, Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South, on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. We will discuss the Intro through chapter 4. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Book Groups Update

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please refer to the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/).

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.

November Book Groups

Book Group 1:
Middlessex, by Jeffrey Eugenides, on Nov. 14; coordinator is Joy Clous

Book Group 3: 
No meetings in Nov. and Dec.; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
The Wager, by David Grann, on Nov. 13; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 6:
Horse, by Geraldine Brooks, on Nov. 18; coordinator is Susana Mullen

Book Group 8:
The Book of Lost Names, by Kristin Harmel, on Nov. 23; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
The Reporter Who Knew Too Much, by Mark William Shore , on Nov. 21; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride, on Nov. 7; coordinator is Linda Cook

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, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. We will discuss chapters 9 through the Conclusion chapter (pages 162-236). If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Book Groups Update

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

If you wish to see what others are reading, or get ideas for your book group or yourself, please refer to the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/).

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.

September Book Groups

Book Group 1:
Absolution, by Alice McDermott, on Oct. 10; coordinator is Joy Clous

Book Group 3: 
Will be selecting books for the next period, on Oct. 23; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, by Olga Tosarczuk, on Oct. 9; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 6: 
Waiting to be Arrested at Night, by Tahir Amul, on Oct. 21; coordinator is Susana Mullen

Book Group 8: 
The Bookbinder, by Pip Williams, on Oct. 28; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
A Land Twice Promised, by Noa Baum , on Oct. 17; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
Sold, by Patricia McCormick, on Oct. 3; coordinator is Linda Cook

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, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. We will discuss chapters 5 through 8 (up to page 162). If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.