Book Group
Due to Covid-19, the Sitting Room Book Group continues its meeting via Zoom
All welcome to participate. To get the Zoom invite, write to Joann Borri, joannborri@gmail.com
The Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of the month - January through November.
Meetings are from 2:30 - 4:00 pm PST
All welcome to participate. To get the Zoom invite, write to Joann Borri, joannborri@gmail.com
The Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of the month - January through November.
Meetings are from 2:30 - 4:00 pm PST
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OCTOBER 19, 2022
The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcom. Discussion Leader: Karen FitzGerald
The Journalist and the Murderer is a study on the ethics of journalism. It is an examination of the professional choices that shape a work of non-fiction, as well as a rumination on the morality that underpins the journalistic enterprise. This book will have a particular appeal for those who cherish the odd, the off-center, and the unresolved.
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson. Discussion facilitated by Linda Lampson.
Red at the Bone begins 80 years to the day of the Tulsa Massacre, inside the Brooklyn Brownstone home of Melody’s grandparents. It is Melody’s 16th birthday party, the house is filled with friends and family, and the narrative jumps between Melody, her parents Iris and Aubrey, and her grandparents Sabe and Po’Boy as they offer poetic vignettes from their lives, each contributing to the realization of this moment.
January 18, 2023
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin. Discussion Leader: Clarice Stasz
Valerie Perrin’s book, translated by Hildegarde Serle, became a world-wide best seller during lockdown. This is even more amazing given the theme, the life of a cemetery caretaker in a small Bourgogne village. Despite the bleak setting, the story is often fresh and fun as it tracks the way a woman trapped in familiar circumstances creates a satisfying life. Some of the praise include: melancholic and yet ebullient; an art so subtle it will take your breath away; contemporary fiction, a murder mystery, a thriller, a tragedy, and a romance all rolled into one. Clarice Stasz will lead the discussion. She discovered the book provided great solace and hope for humanity while her husband was in his final months.
