Marshall Afternoon Book Club
If you like a variety of genres, you will enjoy the eclectic assortment of titles chosen by this book club, including classics, fiction, non-fiction and best sellers.
Once a month, fellow readers meet to discuss a chosen book and related topics. Lively discussions are guaranteed. Refreshments are provided by Friends of the Library. Books are chosen through popular vote by the members of the group and are read from January through November. A summer picnic and a holiday party are always part of the reading year.
Where: John Marshall Library
When: 1 p.m., 2nd Wednesday of the month
More info: (540) 422-8527 or e-mail Deborah Cosby, John Marshall Branch Manager
2020 Dates and Selections
- Jan.8: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
- Feb. 12: Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck
- March 11: Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
- April 8: Fauquier Community Read Title
- May 13: The Little Paris Bookshop: A Novel by Nina George
- June 10: D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose
- July 8: The Rabbit Effect: Live, Longer, Happier and Healthier With the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness by Kelli Harding
- Aug. 12: Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
- Sept. 9: How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Oct. 14: The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
- Nov. 18: Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
- Dec. 9: Holiday Party