Book Group
The Sitting Room hosts a Book Group that meets monthly, January through November. The mission of the Sitting Room Library is the preservation and promotion of works by women in literature, arts and other fields. In keeping with this mission, the Book Group selects literature and memoirs focusing on women’s experiences written by women and exceptional books written by all writers, as agreed to by the Group. Books are recommended to the Group, discussed and selected by Group consensus. The individual that recommended the selected book leads the Group discussion. Co-leading discussions is also an option.
General Considerations for Recommending Reading Selections:
- The individual making the recommendation has read the book.
- Available in the Public Library, in paperback and other alternative formats, e.g., kindle, audiobooks, free on-line texts.
- Book length of a maximum of 250 – 300 pages, longer books will be considered for January.
The Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of the month, January - November
Meetings are from 2:00 - 4:00 pm PST
at
The Sitting Room Library
2025 Curtis Drive, Penngrove, CA 94951
All Are Welcome to Join the Group
Please send any questions to joannborri@gmail.com
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
Event Details
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: Karen FitzGerald
2
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4pm
The Sitting Room Library
Event Details
July 19, 2023
"My Mother’s House" by Colette. Discussion Leader: Karen FitzGerald
My Mother's House and Sido, are variations on the same themes: Colette’s childhood, her family and her mother. plays fictional variations on...
2
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4pm
The Sitting Room Library
August 16, 2023
"Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" by Annie Dillard. Discussion Leader: Karen FitzGerald
2
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4pm
The Sitting Room Library
Event Details
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
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4pm
The Sitting Room Library
September 20, 2023
"The Island of Missing Trees" by Elif Shafak. Discussion Leader: Nancy Long
2
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4pm
The Sitting Room Library
Event Details
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
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4pm
The Sitting Room Library
October 18, 2023
"Matrix" by Lauren Groff. Discussion Leader: Linda Lampson
2
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4pm
The Sitting Room Library
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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
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4pm
The Sitting Room Library
November 15, 2023
"Women in Black" by Madeleine St John. Discussion Leader: Clarice Stasz
2
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4pm
The Sitting Room Library
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
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4pm
The Sitting Room Library
Downloads
The Complete Sitting Room Book Group Reading List (2005-2023)
Sitting Room Book Group Reading List Alphabetical_2023 (pdf)
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