I​n January we will be discussing Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips . The meeting will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, January 12 on Zoom.  Watch for the possibility of a platform change.

Please RSVP from the account you want to use for the meeting to tonilin@aol.com and you will receive information to join.  

The list of books to be discussed in 2021 will be posted shortly.  The February book is shown below.  We meet the second Tuesday of each month at 1 pm.

February 2021 — On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, 256 pages, published 2019

I​n October we will be discussing What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt. The meeting will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday, October 13 on Zoom.

Please RSVP from the account you want to use for the meeting to tonilin@aol.com and you will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting.  If you are new to Zoom, email tonilin@aol.com to arrange a test run.

The list of books to be discussed for the remainder of 2020 and the first two months of 2021 is below.  New meeting time!!  We will meet the second Tuesday of each month at 1 pm.

Future reads:

November — Shining New Testament by Cliff Williamson, 600 pages, pre publication

December — Aunt Julia and the Script Writer by Mario Vargas Llhosa, 388 pages, published 2011

January 2021 — Disappearing Earth by  Julia Phillips, 262 pages, published 2019

February 2021 — On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, 256 pages, published 2019

I​n September we will be discussing Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. The meeting will be held at 2 pm on Monday, September 14 on Zoom.

Please RSVP from the account you want to use for the meeting to tonilin@aol.com and you will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting.  If you are new to Zoom, email tonilin@aol.com to arrange a test run.

The list of books to be discussed for the remainder of 2020 and the first two months of 2021 is below.  As always, we will meet the second Monday of each month at 2 pm.  Watch for changes here on the website and also in your email.  Comments are always welcome.

October — What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt, 386 pages, published 2004

November — Shining New Testament by Cliff Williamson, 600 pages, pre publication

December — Aunt Julia and the Script Writer by Mario Vargas Llhosa, 388 pages, published 2011

January 2021 — Disappearing Earth by  Julia Phillips, 262 pages, published 2019

February 2021 — On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, 256 pages, published 2019

I​n August we will be discussing The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The meeting will be held at 2 pm on Monday, August 10 on Zoom.

Please RSVP from the account you want to use for the meeting to tonilin@aol.com and you will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting.  If you are new to Zoom, email tonilin@aol.com to arrange a test run.

The list of books to be discussed for the remainder of 2020 is below.  As always, we will meet the second Monday of each month at 2 pm.  Watch for changes here on the website and also in your email.  Comments are always welcome.

September — Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras, 304 pages, published 2018

October — What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt, 386 pages, published 2004

November — Shining New Testament by Cliff Williamson, 600 pages, pre publication

December — Aunt Julia and the Script Writer by Mario Vargas Llhosa, 388 pages, published 2011

January 2021 — Disappearing Earth by  Julia Phillips, 262 pages, published 2019

February 2021 — On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, 256 pages, published 2019

Readers, please choose 10 from among the 26 books listed as candidates for 2020 reading by the BAIN Book Group.  Even if you won’t be in town for every meeting, anyone interested is invited to vote.  Fiction, non-fiction, books in translation, classics, they are all on the list.  Give 10 points to your favorite, 9 points to your next favorite, etc.    Address comments, get the form, and return the form to Tonilin@aol.com.  In a continued effort to please everyone …  Toni will forward you to the voting form if the list below doesn’t serve you.