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August 16, 2022 - 7:00 pm
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August 16, 2022 - 8:30 pm
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Zoom! View mapOur theme is literary non-fiction by women, though we have been known to read a novel or something by a man. Our meetings are informal and you are welcome even if you did not finish the book!
Some of our favorite books have included: Alex and Me, by Irene Pepperberg (a scientist writes about the amazing parrot she worked with for 28 years); Reading Lolita in Tehran, by Azar Nafisi (an Iranian professor of English Literature writes about her experience of the Revolution and her belief in the importance of English literature); Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel (an illustrated autobiography, comic book style); Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (another “graphic novel” by another Iranian woman). We sometimes go on outings as well, including trips to see movies including “Julie and Julia” and “Hidden Figures.”
Email info@cpae.org to register for the link to join the Zoom workshop.
Books for 2022:
Jan 18: Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America, by Eliza Griswold. 2019 Pulitzer for General Nonfiction.
Feb 15: Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight, by Julia Sweig.
March 15. Crying in H Mart: A Memoir, by Michelle Zauner. 256 pages.
April 19. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. 408 pages.
May 17. Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age, by Annalee Newitz. 320 pages.
June 21. Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR, by Lisa Napoli. 352 pages.
July 19. Mudlark: In Search of London’s Past Along the River Thames, by Lara Maiklem. 336 pages.
August 16. The Boston Massacre: a family history, by Serena R. Zabin. 323 pages.
Sept. 20. The Daughters of Kobani, A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice, by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. 288 pages.
Oct. 18. The Haunting of Alma Fielding: A True Ghost Story, by Kate Summerscale. 368 pages.
Nov. 15. Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets, by Svetlana Alexievich. 496 pages.
Dec. 20. Without You, There Is No Us: Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea’s Elite, by Suki Kim. 322 pages.
