Book Discussions
Online Author Talks
We’re excited to share a mix of online author talks from New York Times Best Selling Authors and a Pulitzer Prize winning historian this summer. Click here for details on each talk and to register for other upcoming talks. Each event will include the opportunity for you to ask your questions. Each author’s book can be picked up at the circulation desk.
Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00 pm: Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective: In Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice
Tuesday, February 18 at 2:00 pm: I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins
Wednesday, March 12 at 2:00 pm: Power of Reset and How to Change What’s Not Working with Author Dan Heath
Second Monday Book Club- meets the second Monday of the month at 11:00 am
Monday, March 10 at 11:00 am: The Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Nonfiction Book Group – meets the first Tuesday of each month at 1:00 pm
Tuesday, March 4 at 1:00 pm: What the Chicken Knows by Sy Montgomery
Nature’s Book Club – meets the last Monday of the month at 6:30 pm
Monday, February 24 at 6:30 pm: Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
Cook Bookclub – meets the first Monday of the month at 6:00 pm
Monday, March 3 at 6:00 pm: Cooking the Books: A Cookbook Club
This book club is a wonderful opportunity for those who love reading, cooking, and food to come together, share their dishes, and discuss the featured cookbook.
1. Please register and pickup a copy of the book on the second floor of the library prior to the book club.
2. Choose a recipe to cook and bring to the meeting. Email your choice to smerrill@chboothlibrary.org.
3. Gather for a potluck and book discussion!
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Blankets by Craig Thompson
On Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 the C.H. Booth Library was fortunate to have a conversation with Craig Thompson about his work, specifically his groundbreaking graphic novel Blankets. Below is a recording of that conversation.
For more information about Blankets, and a Further Reading list, click here (link to come).
Are you a member of a book group? Check our Recommended Reads for copies of books that have been popular with local book groups. If you have a title you’d like us to consider for the Corner, let us know!