Book Club
Events
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Exhibitionist’s Book Club: A Council of Dolls
The Exhibitionists are excited to pair the museum’s interactive Indigenous textile art exhibit, Make a Noise, with a powerful historical and magical-realist family saga. The Council of Dolls explores the devastating effects of settler colonialism through multiple perspectives, including the voices of dolls passed down through generations of Yanktonai Dakota women. Written by Standing Rock…
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Friends of the Pierson Library Fall Book Sale
Join us for the ultimate book lover's paradise at our Friends of the Pierson Library Fall Book Sale! With thousands of titles to choose from, you're sure to find your…
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Friends of the Pierson Library Fall Book Sale
Join us for the ultimate book lover's paradise at our Friends of the Pierson Library Fall Book Sale! With thousands of titles to choose from, you're sure to find your…
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Monday Morning Book Club: The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Join us for a discussion of The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Nuri is a beekeeper and his wife, Afra, is an artist. They live a peaceful life in…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: God of the Woods
Join us for a discussion of God of the Woods, the latest novel by Liz Moore. Set in the Adirondacks in 1975, the story begins when 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar…
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Monday Morning Book Club: James
Join us for a discussion of James by acclaimed author Percival Everett. In this reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, we follow Jim, an enslaved man who overhears he’s about…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: Yellowface
Join us for a discussion of Yellowface, the bestselling novel by R.F. Kuang. When up-and-coming author Athena Liu dies in a tragic accident, fellow writer June Hayward seizes the moment,…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: The Blood of Flowers
Join us for a discussion of The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani, a richly imagined historical novel set in 17th-century Persia. The story follows a gifted young carpet weaver…
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Canceled Monday Morning Book Club: Flashlight
Today's book club meeting is canceled due to the winter weather warning. We will discuss this title and our next book at the February meeting.
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Tuesday Night Book Club: Master Slave Husband Wife
Join us for a discussion of Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Biography. This gripping true story recounts the extraordinary escape of…