Book Group Discussions & Highlights: September 2026

“Sugar Birds” by Cheryl Grey Bostrom This book is about a young girl, Aggie, who falsely believes she has killed her parents after setting a small fire that eventually burns down their house. She is frightened that she will go to jail so she runs away. Aggie loves to climb trees so she runs to …

Book Group Discussions & Highlights: August 2026

“Bathsheba” by Jill Eileen Smith Bathsheba is the third in a series of the stories of King David’s wives. Bathseba’s story in the Bible can be found in 2 Samuel. In the biblical version, Bathsheba is made out to be a seductress seeking the King’s favor whereas in this rendition, she is seduced by David, …

Book Group Discussion & Highlights: The Power of a Monthly Book Group: Cultivating Community Through Literature

The Purpose of Our Book Group The concept of our book group embodies the belief that literature serves as a powerful tool for connection and understanding among individuals. Our mission is to create a welcoming and inclusive environment where members can come together to share their love for reading. This virtual space is designed for …

Book Group Discussions & Highlights: July 2026

This book is written more as a documentary than a novel. Each chapter describes the life and actions of a different woman in history. It describes the massive amount of work a woman needed to do in everyday living. It also tells of the discrimination of women in general and the dfferences in how white, …

Book Group Discussions & Highlights: May 2026

“Last Light Over Galveston” by Jennifer L. Wright The story in the book covers the devastating hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas  in 1900 killing up to 10,000 people, the largest loss of human life, by far, in a natural disaster that the nation has ever seen My first thoughts on this story were that the …