Where History Buffs & Bookworms Connect
Do you love to read books? How about books about history?
If so, join us the last Saturday of every month from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm and we’ll discuss the great stories of our past over a glass of coffee or tea. Books about historical figures, places and times throughout Monroe County, Indiana, and the world!
It’s simple – follow the reading recommendations below and mark your calendars. Admission is free and you don’t even have to complete the book to attend and participate in the discussion. Come meet some new friends as we talk about old times.
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2021 Book Club List
The theme for 2021 is Pioneers–those who were pioneers in the sense of settling in new places, as well as those who were pioneers in the sense of breaking boundaries and helping to spur innovations.
Feb 27: The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America’s Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality by Anna-Lisa Cox
Mar 27: The Spoilt Quilt and Other Frontier Stories by Candace Simar, Larry D. Sweazy, and Sandra Dallas
Apr 24: The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough
May 29: Two-Moon Journey: The Potawatomi Trail of Death Book by Peggy King Anderson
Jun 26: Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser
Jul 31: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Aug 28: Api’s Berlin Diaries: My Quest to Understand My Grandfather’s Nazi Past by Gabrielle Robinson
Sep 25: The Friendly Persuasion Jessamyn West
Oct 30: Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Nov 27: The Bill Cook Story: Ready Fire Aim! by Bob Hammel