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Book Groups for October

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.

October Book Groups

Book Group 1:
TBA, on Oct. 12; coordinator is Joy Clous

Book Group 2:
Fellowship Point, by Alice Elliot Dark, on Oct. 3;  coordinator is Carol Hayes

Book Group 3: 
TBA, on Oct. 25; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim Richardson, on Oct. 11; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 6: 
Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro, on Oct. 16; coordinator is Kim Rutledge

Book Group 8: 
The Milky Way, by Moiya McTier, on Oct. 23; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus, on Oct. 19; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
The 40 Rules of Love, by Elif Shafak, on Oct. 5; coordinator is Linda Cook

Living Our Mission of Equity By Charmen Goehring

We hope you will join us in a monthly equity conversation looking at our own biases and what 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 generally meet the first Wednesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. on Zoom. This book group is a joint AAUW Sacramento and CHAR event and open to all.

The Zoom meeting code is 737 420 3780 or you can join using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7374203780

We will be discussing “How the Word is Passed” by Clint Smith (pages 85-206) at 7 p.m. Oct. 4. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Here are the books that are planned September through June:

How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America – by Clint Smith-Sept/Oct/Nov
 
The Talk – by Darrin Bell (graphic novel)-December
 

Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under The Color Of Law – by Richard and Leah Rothstein-Jan/Feb/March

The Four Pivots: Reimaging Justice, Reimaging Ourselves, by Shawn Ginwright, PhD-April/May/June

Book Groups for September

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.

September Book Groups

Book Group 1:
The Last Bookshop in London, by Madeline Martin, on Sept. 14; coordinator is Joy Clous

Book Group 2:
Digging to America, by Anne Tyler, on Sept. 5;  coordinator is Carol Hayes

Book Group 3: 
Before We Were Yours, by Lisa Wingate, on Sept. 27; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
Madame Speaker, by Susan Page, on Sept.13; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 6: 
Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America, by Leila Philip, on Sept. 18; coordinator is Kim Rutledge

Book Group 8: 
Sisters in Arms, by Kaia Alderson, on Sept. 25; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
West With Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge, on Sept. 21; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, on Sept. 7; coordinator is Linda Cook

Living Our Mission of Equity Book Discussion

Living Our Mission of Equity By Charmen Goehring

We hope you will join us in a monthly equity conversation looking at our own biases and what 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 generally meet the first Wednesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. on Zoom. This book group is a joint AAUW Sacramento and CHAR event and open to all.

The Zoom meeting code is 737 420 3780 or you can join using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7374203780

We will be discussing “How the Word is Passed” by Clint Smith (through page 84) at 7 p.m. Sept. 6. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Here are the books that are planned September through June:

How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America – by Clint Smith-Sept/Oct/Nov
 
The Talk – by Darrin Bell (graphic novel)-December
 

Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under The Color Of Law – by Richard and Leah Rothstein-Jan/Feb/March

The Four Pivots: Reimaging Justice, Reimaging Ourselves, by Shawn Ginwright, PhD-April/May/June

Living Our Mission of Equity Book Discussion

Living Our Mission of Equity By Charmen Goehring

We hope you will join us in a monthly equity conversation looking at our own biases and what 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 generally meet the first Wednesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. on Zoom. This book group is a joint AAUW Sacramento and CHAR event and open to all.

The Zoom meeting code is 737 420 3780 or you can join using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7374203780

We will be discussing our favorite poems from our latest book, “Call Us What We Carry” by Amanda Gorman at 7 p.m. June 7. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Book Groups Update

Book Groups Update By Sharon Anderson

Reminder that the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/) is now updated to the end of the year (in most cases).  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.

June Book Groups

Book Group 1:
The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles, on June 8; coordinator is Joy Clous

Book Group 2:
The Final Case, by David Guterson, on June 6;  coordinator is Carol Hayes

Book Group 3: 
The Hare with the Amber Eyes, by Edmund de Waal, on June 28; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo, on June 14; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 6: 
Covered with Night: A Story of Murder, by Nicole Eustace, on June 19; coordinator is Kim Rutledge

Book Group 8: 
Secrets of Sprakkar: Iceland’s Extraordinary Women, by Eliza Reed, on June 26; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
*Barbeque*, on June 15; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus, on June 1; coordinator is Linda Cook

July Book Groups

Book Group 1:
TBD; coordinator is Joy Clous

Book Group 2:
TBD;  coordinator is Carol Hayes

Book Group 3: 
Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro, on July 26; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
The Promise, by Damon Gadget, on July 12; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 6: 
*No meeting*; coordinator is Kim Rutledge

Book Group 8: 
Joan is Okay, by Weike Wang, on July 24; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
TBD; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
*No meeting*; coordinator is Linda Cook

Living Our Mission of Equity Book Discussion

Living Our Mission of Equity By Charmen Goehring

We hope you will join us in a monthly equity conversation looking at our own biases, and what 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 generally meet the first Wednesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. on Zoom. This book group is a joint AAUW Sacramento and CHAR event and open to all.

The Zoom meeting code is 737 420 3780 or you can join using this link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7374203780.

We will be discussing the final chapters of our latest book (from chapter 9 to the end), The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein, at 7p.m. on May 3. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Books galore!

Books galore!  By Sharon Anderson, Book Groups Coordinator

For those of you who are or may be interested in the “books” page under “Activities” on our branch website (https://sacramento-ca.aauw.net/bookgroups/), the books page is now updated to the end of the year (in most cases).  So 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.

May Book Groups

Book Group 1:
Lucy by the Sea, by Elizabeth Strout, on May 11; coordinator is Joy Clous

Book Group 2:
The Daughters of Yalta, by Catherine Grace Katz, on May 2;  coordinator is Carol Hayes

Book Group 3: 
Funny in Farsi, by Firoozeh Dumas, on May 24; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
Horse, by Geraldine Brooks, on May 10; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 6: 
Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus, on May 15; coordinator is Kim Rutledge

Book Group 8: 
The Exiles, by Christina Baker Kline, on May 22; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, on May 18; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
The Henna Artist, by Alka Joshi, on May 4; coordinator is Linda Cook

Book Group News

Book Group News By Sharon Anderson

March Book Groups

Book Group 1:
The Alice Network, by Kate Quinn, on April 13; coordinator is Joy Clous

Book Group 2:
Transcription, by Kate Atkinson, on April 4;  coordinator is Carol Hayes

Book Group 3: 
Our Missing Hearts, by Celeste Ng, on April 26; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
My Sister the Serial Killer, by Oykinkan Braithwaite, on April  12; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 6: 
How to Stand Up to a Dictator, by Maria Ressa, on April 17; coordinator is Kim Rutledge

Book Group 8: 
The Doctors Blakwell, by Janice Nimura, on April 24; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
Damnation Spring, by Ash Davidson, on April 20; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
The Dovekeepers, by Alice Hoffman, on April 6; coordinator is Linda Cook

Living Our Mission of Equity Book Discussion

Living Our Mission of Equity By Charmen Goehring

We hope you will join us in a monthly equity conversation looking at our own biases and what 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 generally meet the first Wednesday of each month from 7 to 8 p.m. on Zoom. This book group is a joint AAUW Sacramento and CHAR event and open to all.

The Zoom meeting code is 737 420 3780 or you can join using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7374203780

We will be discussing chapters 5-8 of our latest book, “The Color of Law” by Richard Rothstein at 7 p.m. April 5. If you have questions and to RSVP, please email Charmen at charminme@yahoo.com.

Interest Group/Book Group Happenings

Interest Group Happenings By Vicki Nicholson

  • Art & Architecture:  March 3, 10 a.m., contact Deborah Dunn
  • Board Games:  March 31, 7 p.m., Ruth Werner’s home
  • Great Decisions I:  March 20, 7 p.m. on Zoom, topic–Economic Warfare, contact Cathy Locke
  • Great Decisions II:  March 9, 6-8 p.m. on Zoom, contact Lynn Wood for topic.
  • Great Decisions III:  March 20, 1 p.m., contact Kathy Schrumpf for topic
  • Healthy Heart:  March 17, Fabian’s (corner of Fair Oaks and Madison), noon, contact Jane Cooley to confirm time.
  • Readers’ Theater:  March 14, 10 a.m., Mary Williams’ home
  • Scrabble for Fun:  March 27, 1 p.m., Vivian Counts’ home
  • Singles Dining:  March 5, 6 p.m., contact Nancy McCabe for venue

Book Group News By Sharon Anderson

March Book Groups

Book Group 1:
The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich, on March 9; coordinator is Joy Clous

Book Group 2:
Magnolia Palace, by Fiona Davis, on March 7;  coordinator is Carol Hayes

Book Group 3: 
This is How it Always Is, by Laurie Frankel, on March 22; coordinator is Carolyn Meeker

Book Group 4: 
A Beautiful Country, by Qian Julie Wang, on March 8; coordinator is Pat Morehead

Book Group 6: 
Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro, on March 20; coordinator is Kim Rutledge

Book Group 8: 
The Dictionary of Lost Words, by Pip Williams, on March 27; coordinator is Diana Squire

Book Group 10: 
The Five Wounds, by Kristin Valdez Quade, on March 16; coordinator is Sandi Schoenman

Book Group 12: 
West With Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge, on March 2; coordinator is Linda Cook