Book Club
Book Club members pick their books of choice and lead discussions of their recommendations. Book selections are posted well in advance. We're a wonderfully diverse group, and it's always a treat to share new and different tastes and reviews of the same material. Contact the Book Club leader Carolyn Szot with your interest.
Logistics
WHEN: 3rd Tuesday of the month (year-round), 1:00 p.m., with a few exceptions.
WHERE: We meet at the Durham Police Station but might use Zoom in the winter if snow is predicted.
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Carol will send an invitation to each meeting one month prior to the event, one week before, and the morning of the discussion.
2025 Book Selections
12/16/25, Small Things Like This by Claire Keegan, discussion leader Drew Christie
11/18/25, Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally, discussion leader to be determined
10/21/25, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, discussion leader Mary Ellen Siudut
9/16/25, The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson, discussion leader Carol Szot
8/19/25, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, discussion leader to be determined
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7/15/25, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green, discussion leader to be determined
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6/17/25, On Call by Anthony Fauci, discussion leader Mary Caldwell
5/20/25, Native Son by Richard Wright, discussion leader Bill deVries
4/16/25, Conclave by Robert Harris, discussion leader Sherry Evans
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3/18/25, The Overstory by Richard Powers, discussion leader Nancy Walker
2/18/25, At Home by Bill Bryson, discussion leader Sandy Caldwell
1/21/25, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, discussion leader Mary Ellen Siduit
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2024 Book Selections
The Lemon Tree by Sandy Dolan
Peg Higgins, Discussion Leader
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A Piece of the World by Christine Baker Kline
Deb Longo, Discussion Leader
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Alan Brennert, Molokai
Sharon Zumpfe, Discussion Leader
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Glassworks by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
Drew Christie, Discussion Leader
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Susan Wagner, Discussion Leader
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Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan
Bill DeVries, Discussion Leader
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The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Carol Chamberlain, Discussion Leader
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Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Carol Szot, Discussion Leader
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The Underworld by Susan Casey
Pat Laska, Discussion Leader
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Migrations: A Novel by Charlotte McConaghy
Sherry Evans, Discussion Leader
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Necessary Trouble by Drew Gilfin Faust
Drew Christie, Discussion Leader
2023 Book Selections
O Pioneer by Willa Cather (on Zoom)
leading discussion—-Carol Chamberlain
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Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
leading discussion—-Carol Szot
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The Other Doctor Gilmer by Benjamin Gilmer,
leading discussion—-Robin Glasser
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The Pioneers by David McCullough
leading discussion—-Peggy Higgins
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The Library Book by Susan Orlean
leading discussion—-Pat Laska
The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
leading discussion—-Drew Christie
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Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux
leading discussion—-Dorothy Healy
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Lessons from the Edge by Marie Yovanovitch
leading discussion—-Susan Wagner
Paradise Falls by Keith O’Brien
leading discussion—-Nancy Walker
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The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
leading discussion—-Debbie Forster
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
leading discussion--Robin Glasser
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A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
leading discussion--MaryEllen Siudut/Cszot