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The theme for our 2024-2026 book discussion series will be “Motherhood in Fiction.” Every meeting will feature a lecture from a local professor, followed by a discussion about the text.
The theme for our 2024-2026 book discussion series will be “Motherhood in Fiction.” Every meeting will feature a lecture from a local professor, followed by a discussion about the text. The professors appear courtesy of the Chevy Chase Friends of the Library.
The books and discussion dates are below. Currently we are meeting virtually. Please contact Emily Menchal at emily.menchal@dc.gov for meeting links and call-in numbers.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare- September 24th, 2024
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte- October 22nd, 2024
Holiday break
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - January 28th, 2025
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy- February 25th, 2025
The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy– March 25th, 2025
The Awakening by Kate Chopin– April 22nd, 2025
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman- May 27th, 2025
Summer break
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf– September 23rd, 2025
Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain– October 28th, 2025
Holiday break
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams– January 27th, 2026
Beloved by Toni Morrison– February 24th, 2026
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan- March 28th, 2026
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver– April 22nd, 2026
The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante- May 27th, 2026
The Mothers by Brit Bennett- September 22nd, 2026