What a great time of year to curl up with a good book! If you’d like to join a discussion, the Better World Book Club and Shelter Island Public Library have issued their October book club picks. All are welcome to participate.
‘The Sum of Us’
“The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together” by Heather McGhee is the Better World Book Club pick for October. The group meets at the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church on Monday, October 17 at 3 PM.
The publisher of this NYT bestseller says, “one of today’s most insightful and influential thinkers offers a powerful explanation of inequality and the lesson that generations of Americans have failed to learn: Racism has a cost for everyone, not just for people of color.”
‘The Daughters of Yalta’
“The Daughters of Yalta: A Story of Love and War” by Catherine Grace Katz is the Shelter Island Book Club pick for October. The group, moderated by Suzanne Louer, reads contemporary works of fiction and non-fiction. Katz examines the stories of three bright women — Sarah Churchill, Anna Roosevelt, and Kathleen Harriman — who accompanied their fathers to the February 1945 Yalta conference. The group meets at the library on Tuesday, October 18, at 5 PM.
‘Look Behind You’
“Look Behind You” by mother and son duo Iris and Roy Johansen is this month’s Mystery Book Club pick. Terry Lucas and Jessica Montgomery will moderate the Zoom discussion on Monday, October 24, at 5:30 PM. You can register using the library’s online form. Here’s the publisher’s synopsis:
“Kendra Michaels, who was blind for the first twenty years of her life, regained her sight after a remarkable surgical procedure.
She is now a hired gun for both the CIA and the FBI, and is following a San Diego serial killer who she comes to realize is
leaving behind souvenirs of other unsolved serial murder cases around the country.”
‘All’s Well That Ends Well’
Shakespeare in Community online will discuss one of William Shakespeare’s best-known “problem plays” with moderator Becky Cole.
The central dilemma of this bawdy comedy is that Bertram doesn’t want to marry Helena. He refuses to consummate their marriage and runs off to Italy, where he courts Diana (among others). Helena meets Diana, and with some trickery, they fool Bertram into fulfilling his marital obligations.
The discussion is Saturday, October 22, at 12:30 via Zoom. To register, use the library’s online form.
