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
Calendar
April 19, 2023
"The Rent Collector" by Camron Wright. Discussion Leader: Nancy Long
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
Event Details
April 19, 2023
"The Rent Collector" by Camron Wright. Discussion Leader: Nancy Long
The Rent Collector is a story of hope, of one woman's journey to save her son and another woman's chance at redemption. It demonstrates that...
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
May 17, 2023
"The Personal Librarian" by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher. Discussion Leader: Juanita Baker
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
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May 17, 2023
"The Personal Librarian" by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher. Discussion Leader: Juanita Baker
The Personal Librarian is a fictionalized telling of the lifework of Belle da Costa Greene, the personal librarian to J. P. Morgan, as well ...
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
June 21, 2023
"Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko. Discussion Leader: Barbara Lesch McCaffry
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
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June 21, 2023
"Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko. Discussion Leader: Barbara Lesch McCaffry
Tayo, a World War II veteran of mixed ancestry, returns to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation. He is deeply scarred by his experience as a prison...
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
July 19, 2023
"My Mother’s House" by Colette. Discussion Leader: Leslie McLean.
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
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July 19, 2023
"My Mother’s House" by Colette. Discussion Leader: Leslie McLean.
In My Mother's House, Colette plays fictional variations on the themes of childhood, family, and, above all, her mother. Vividly alive, fond...
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
August 16, 2023
"Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" by Annie Dillard. Discussion Leader: Karen FitzGerald
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
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August 16, 2023
"Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" by Annie Dillard. Discussion Leader: Karen FitzGerald
A meditation on nature and its seasons—a personal narrative highlighting one year's exploration on foot in the author's own neighborhood in ...
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
September 20, 2023
"The Island of Missing Trees" by Elif Shafak. Discussion Leader: Nancy Long
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
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September 20, 2023
"The Island of Missing Trees" by Elif Shafak. Discussion Leader: Nancy Long
Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath ga...
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
October 18, 2023
"Matrix" by Lauren Groff. Discussion Leader: Linda Lampson
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
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October 18, 2023
"Matrix" by Lauren Groff. Discussion Leader: Linda Lampson
Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, 17-year-old Marie de Fra...
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
November 15, 2023
"Women in Black" by Madeleine St John. Discussion Leader: Clarice Stasz
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
Event Details
November 15, 2023
"Women in Black" by Madeleine St John. Discussion Leader: Clarice Stasz
The women in black, so named for the black frocks they wear while working at Goode’s department store, are busy selling ladies’ dresses duri...
2:30
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4pm
Zoom
Downloads
The Complete Sitting Room Book Group Reading List (2005-2023)
SR Book Group Reading List_Alphabetical_2023 (pdf)
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