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  • Pop-up Book Club: Between the World and Me

    Any research into Black history comes with a reckoning of an American present. Written as a letter from a father to his son, Between the World and Me, situates the…

  • Tuesday Night Book Club: Atmosphere: A Love Story

    Join us for a discussion of Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid, an epic and emotionally charged novel set against the backdrop of NASA’s 1980s space shuttle program. The story follows Joan Goodwin, a reserved physics and astronomy professor whose lifelong fascination with the stars propels her to apply for a groundbreaking opportunity…

  • Monday Morning Book Club: My Beloved World

    Join us for a discussion of My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor, a candid and inspiring memoir by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Sotomayor traces her journey from a Bronx housing project to the nation’s highest court, reflecting on a childhood shaped by loss, resilience, and…

  • Tuesday Night Book Club: The Emperor of Gladness

    Join us for a discussion of The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong, a luminous and deeply compassionate novel about chosen family, survival, and the quiet forces that bind people together. Set in the postindustrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, the story follows nineteen-year-old Hai, who, on the brink of despair forms an unexpected bond…

  • Monday Morning Book Club: The Glass Chateau

    Join us for a discussion of The Glass Chateau by Stephen Kiernan, a moving novel of hope, healing, and the redemptive power of art set in post–World War II France. In the aftermath of the war, Asher, a former Resistance assassin haunted by loss and guilt, wanders through a devastated country searching for purpose. His…

  • Tuesday Night Book Club: The Frozen River

    Join us for a discussion of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, a gripping historical mystery inspired by the real life of 18th-century midwife Martha Ballard. Set in Maine in 1789, the novel begins when a man is discovered frozen in the Kennebec River and Martha is called upon to determine the cause of death.…

  • Exhibitionists Book Club: St. Lucy’s Home for Girl’s Raised by Wolves

    When Karen Russel's debut short story collection fell onto our collective psyches in 2006, it made some lasting alterations to the landscape of literature. A singularly weird and raucous vision. Come with us as we check in on it on its twentieth anniversary and reflect with it in conjunction with Shelburne Museum's exhibit of On…

  • Philosophy Book Club: The Second Sex

    This month our coterie of lay philosophers is tackling a classic work of feminist theory, Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex. Won't you join us? Copies available at the first-floor circulation desk.

  • Monday Morning Book Club: 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 whose life is upended after her father’s death leaves her and her mother without a dowry. Traveling to Isfahan to work as servants in the…