Come enjoy discussing newer fiction and nonfiction titles. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. When we meet, we start by sharing books we’ve read recently, then discuss that month’s book. You do not have to read the book to attend the meeting.
This month we will be meeting on Tuesday, February 4 at 1 p.m. in Meeting Room A.
In February, in correlation with Black History Month, we'll be discussing James by Percival Everett. "When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers/listeners of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.
While many narrative set pieces of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remain in place (floods and storms, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river’s banks, encountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin…), Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light.” Description provided by the publisher
Upcoming titles:
March: The Women by Kristin Hannah
April: On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci
May: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Previous titles:
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
A Land Remembered by Patrick D. Smith
Interested in other book clubs? The Alachua County Library District has several. You can find more information on our Book Clubs page.