Book Club
The Storrs Congregational Church Book Club was started in 2012 as part of the 275th anniversary festivities. Books are selected by group members and include fiction and nonfiction. Some authors have visited the group to talk about their books.
Some books we have discussed include:
- BECOMING, Michelle Obama
- CALEB’S CROSSING: A NOVEL, Geraldine Brooks
- HALF THE SKY: TURNING OPPRESSION INTO OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN WORLDWIDE, Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn
- JUST MERCY, Bryan Stevenson
- A MAN CALLED OVE, Frederick Bachman
- NATHAN HALE: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF AMERICA’S FIRST SPY, M. William Phelps
- THE NEW JIM CROW, Michelle Alexander
- NOTORIOUS RBG: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik
- REFUGEES, Viet Than Nguyen
- THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE, Lisa See
- A WOMAN IS NO MAN, Etaf Rum
Cynthia Adams visited the club virtually and discussed ITALIAN SPICES: A MEMOIR, while Karen Guzman, ARBORVIEW, and Suzanne Davis, THE APPOINTED HOUR, led in-person discussions of their books. Priscilla Audette contacted the group and provided information for a discussion of her book LOST.
The club is currently meeting on the third Sunday of September, November, January, and March at 4:00pm. Meetings are held in-person in the SCC library and via Zoom.
Next Book Discussion Announced! Sunday, May 18, 2025, 4:00pm
SCC Library and Zoom,
“Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty First Century”
This book was selected to complement the SCC A2A project. It is a collection of stories, essays, and poems from disabled authors about what it means to be disabled. Contributors are people with intellectual, psychiatric, and sensory disabilities, and their stories are about being Black and disabled, being LGBTQ+ and disabled, and how religious practices can cause conflict with disability. Many topics are explored, such as medical trauma, personal relationships, career success, family dysfunction, art, activism, history, and politics. Content notes at the beginning of each piece help the reader choose whether they want to read the story. The book may help us think critically and seriously about disability in our community.
Availability: SCC Library, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, local libraries, Library Connection, audiobook, e-book. Mansfield Library has 2 paperback copies.
If you have any questions, please let Malta Bailey know.
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