About Our Club
The CMWA Book Club meets once a month, on the third *Wednesday, from Noon-1:30 p.m. Discussions are informal and lively. If you'd like to attend the Book club, please people email Alice Bright.
Books can be suggested by anyone in the group and the selection is wide-ranging: fiction, nonfiction, new and old. We have a full list of books read by the CMWA Book Club since 1994.
*Exceptions: Club will most likely meet earlier due to the end of year and University holidays.
Upcoming Reads
JANUARY 17
The Covenant of Water
by Abraham Verghese
FEBRUARY 21
Tom Lake
by Ann Patchett
MARCH 20
Trust
by Hernan Diaz
Anti-Racism Resources
In support of CMWA's ongoing commitment to anti-racism, we invite our community to work together to become empowered and active allies.
Our August 2020 book selection, "How to Be an Anti-Racist" by Ibram X. Kendi, sparked dialogue about our role in a safe, inclusive society and what it means to be anti-racist.
As part of our discussion, our members shared additional resources for further reading and deeper exploration of this topic.
Previous Meetings
Spring 2022
Meeting Date |
Book |
Author |
| January 19 | Oh! William | Elizabeth Strout |
| February 16 | Bewilderment | Richard Powers |
| March 16 | My Name is Red | Orhan Pamuk |
| April | There is Nothing for You Here | Fiona Hill |
| May | Gourmet Rhapsody | Muriel Barbery |
| June | Outline | Rachel Cusk |
Fall 2021
Meeting Date |
Book |
Author |
| August 18 |
Pajtim Statovci |
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| September 15 |
Walter Isaacson |
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| October 20 |
Kazuo Ishiguro |
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November 17 |
Peter Frankopan |
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December 15 |
Frankenstein |
Mary Shelley |
Spring 2021
2021 Spring Meeting Dates
meeting date |
Location |
Book |
Author |
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January 27 |
Zoom | The Other Americans | Laila Lalami |
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February 17 |
Zoom | Jack | Marilynne Robinson |
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March 17 |
Zoom | Simon the Fiddler | Paulette Jiles |
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April 21 |
Zoom | Snow | John Banville |
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May 19 |
Zoom | The Orphan Master's Son | Adam Johnson |
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June 16 |
Zoom | Between Two Kingdoms | Suleika Jaouad |
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July 21 |
Zoom | Under the Wide and Starry Sky | Nancy Horan |
Fall 2020
2020 Fall Meeting Dates
meeting date |
Location |
Book |
Author |
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September, 2020 |
Zoom | Apeirogon | Column McCann |
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October, 2020 |
Zoom | The Education of an Idealist | Samantha Power |
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November, 2020 |
Zoom | Valentine | Elizabeth Wetmore |
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December, 2020 |
Zoom | Dominicana | Angie Cruz |
Spring 2020
2020 Spring Meeting Dates
meeting date |
Location |
Book |
Author |
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January 15, 2020 |
CUC, Pake | The Dutch House | Ann Patchett |
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February 19, 2020 |
CUC, Pake | Olive, Again | Elizabeth Strout |
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March 18, 2020 |
CUC, Pake | The Water Dancer | Ta-Nehisi Coates |
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April 15, 2020 |
Zoom | Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman |
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May 20, 2020 |
Zoom | Americanah |
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
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June 17, 2020 |
Zoom |
The Professor's House |
Willa Cather |
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July 15, 2020 |
Zoom | The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry |
Gabrielle Zevin |
Fall 2019
2019 Fall Meeting Dates
meeting date |
Location |
Book |
Author |
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July 17, 2019 |
CUC, Danforth | There There | Tommy Orange |
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August 21, 2019 |
Fine and Rare Book Room, 4th Floor, Hunt Library | Washington Black |
Esi Edugyan |
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September 18, 2019 |
CUC, Caffee | American Dialogue: The Founders and Us |
Joseph Ellis |
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October 16, 2019 |
CUC, Pake | The Overstory |
Richard Powers |
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November 20, 2019 |
CUC, Pake | Song of Solomon |
Toni Morrison |
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December 11, 2019 |
CUC, Danforth Lounge | Jane Eyre |
Charlotte Brontë |
Spring 2019
2019 Spring Meeting Dates
meeting date |
Location |
Book |
Author |
| January 16, 2019 | CUC, Caffee | Transcription | Kate Atkinson |
| February 20, 2019 | CUC, Caffee | The Orchid Thief | Susan Orlean |
| March 20, 2019 | CUC, Dowd | The Transit of Venus | Shirley Hazzard |
| April 17, 2019 | CUC, Dowd | Becoming | Michelle Obama |
| May 15, 2019 | CUC, Dowd | This is How It Always Is | Laurie Frankel |
| June 19, 2019 | CUC, Dowd | Educated | Tara Westover |