Wednesdays at 7pm in the Library.
2024-2025 Season Selections/Dates
- September 11, 2024 The Boys in the Boat Daniel Brown
- October 9 The Frozen River Ariel Lawhon
- November 6 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride.
- December 4 Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
- January 8, 2025 Heartburn by Nora Ephron
- February 5 Honey Victor Lodato
- March 12 The Island of Sea Women Lisa See *Author Zoom
Set on the Korean island of Jeju, The Island of Sea Women follows Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls from very different backgrounds, as they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-female diving collective. Over many decades—through the Japanese colonialism of the 1930s and 1940s, World War II, the Korean War, and the era of cellphones and wet suits for the women divers—Mi-ja and Young-sook develop the closest of bonds. Nevertheless, their differences are impossible to ignore: Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, forever marking her, and Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mother’s position leading the divers. After hundreds of dives and years of friendship, forces outside their control will push their relationship to the breaking point.
This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a unique and unforgettable culture, one where the women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work, and the men take care of the children. A classic Lisa See story—one of women’s friendships and the larger forces that shape them—The Island of Sea Women introduces readers to the fierce female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives. - April 9 The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters
- May 7 This Tender Land Wm Kent Kreuger *Author Zoom
- June 4 The Husbands Holly Gramazio
- July 2 The Glass Maker Tracy Chevalier
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