Meeting Dates:
Second Sunday of the Month (mostly) at 12:15 p.m. in the Conference Room. Bring a sack lunch. Coffee and tea are provided. All are welcome.
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Sunday, May 21, 11:15 am, Conference Room
Meeting after the 10:00 am Confirmation Service, join the discussion of Innocence Abroad by Mark Twain. From a contemporary review of the book by William Dean Howells, “The idea of a steamer-load of Americans going on a prolonged picnic to Europe and the Holy Land is itself almost sufficiently delightful, and it is perhaps praise enough for the author to add that it suffers nothing from his handling.” (The Atlantic, December 1869). Bring a sack lunch and something to share, coffee & tea provided.
Sunday, April 16, 12:15 pm, Conference Room
Meeting on the 3rd Sunday of the month due to Easter, join the discussion of Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver. This novel is divided by about 120 years, involving two different multigenerational families, who move to Vineland, NJ. Both families need to deal with living in a house that is falling apart. Bring a sack lunch and something to share, coffee & tea provided.
Sunday, March 12, 12:15 pm, Conference Room
Join the discussion of Horse by Geraldine Brooks (available at Labyrinth Bookstore). A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history. Bring a sack lunch and something to share, coffee & tea provided.
Sunday, February 12, 12:15 pm, Conference Room
Join the discussion of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (1997), by Anne Fadiman (available at Labyrinth Bookstore). This is a story based on events in Merced, California between a Hmong family and the doctors at the local hospital’s ER. Bring a sack lunch and something to share, coffee & tea provided. All who have read the book are welcome to the discussion.
Sunday, January 8, 12:15 pm, Conference Room
The Nassau Book Group will next meet on January 8 in the Conference Room at 12:15 pm. We will be discussing Ross King’s book, Leonardo and the Last Supper (available at Labyrinth Bookstore). This story weaves together history, biography and art criticism. Leonardo da Vinci’s completed fresco–The Last Supper, was completed in 1494–the masterpiece that would forever define him.
Sunday, November 13, 12:15 pm, Conference Room
This month the group will discuss American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, a New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club pick (available at Labyrinth Bookstore). This 2020 story tells the ordeal of a Mexican woman who was forced to leave behind her life and escape as an undocumented immigrant to the United States with her young son. Themes include survival, grit, freedom of the press, trust, current events, and grief.
Sunday, October 2, 2022, 12:15 pm, Conference Room
Join those interested in re-starting a book group at Nassau! Come with a list of books you have enjoyed and would like to discuss. We will meet and greet newcomers to this fun activity.