Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 4pm BOOK DISCUSSION: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is an epistolary novel about Sybil Van Antwerp, a retired lawyer whose letters reveal a life shaped by grief, wit, literature, family, and unexpected connection. We’ll discuss how letters can reveal character, preserve memory, and create intimacy, as well as how a […]
Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 4pm BOOK DISCUSSION: Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman’s Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue by Sonia Purnell (2024), explores the extraordinary life of Pamela Harriman, a woman who moved through the highest circles of politics, diplomacy, society, and power, shaping relationships, campaigns, and history with intelligence, ambition, charm, and remarkable influence. […]
Thursday, January 21, 2027, at 4pm BOOK DISCUSSION: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (2025), A memoir about caring for an injured baby hare and discovering a deeper connection to the natural world. Winner of the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing, a finalist for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, and shortlisted for the 2026 […]
Thursday, April 15, 2027, at 4pm BOOK DISCUSSION: The Last Tea Bowl Thief by Jonelle Patrick is a historical mystery set across modern and earlier Japan, following two women whose futures become tied to a missing tea bowl and the secrets it carries. We’ll discuss the book’s blend of mystery, history, and cultural inheritance, as […]