New members are always welcome in this group, as are visitors interested in discussing a particular selection.  Except for holidays, we usually meet on the second Monday of the month, 11:30‑12:30.  Contact ChernickJM_at_gmail.com for information.

2024-25 discussions:  September 9, Unraveling:  What I Learned about Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater by Peggy Orenstein; October 14, Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberta Urrea; November 11, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki; December 9, Tyranny of the Minority:  Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt; no meeting in January; February 10, The Vegetarian by Han Kang; March 10, The Women by Kristin Hannah; April 14, no meeting; Chag Pesach Sameach; May 12, The Hero of This Book:  A Novel by Elizabeth McCracken; June 9, The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum:  The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss by Margalit Fox.