Book Groups are open to all UUCF members, friends, and the larger community.
Accotink UU Banned Book Club
Second Tuesdays, 7 p.m., via Zoom. All are welcome. The group hosted by members of Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church in Burke, VA, discusses a different banned book each month and the reasons for its banning. They also discuss ways to fight book banning. Upcoming books are at this link.
Monday Night Book Club
Second Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Sanctuary Commons and via Zoom. Contact Joy Hatfield for information.
- Jan. 8, 2024 – The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
- Feb. 12 – The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
- Mar. 11 – Notes on Complexity by Neil Theise
- Apr. 8 – Oath and Honor by Liz Cheney
- May 13 – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Jun. 10 – Hello, Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
- Jul. 8 – An Immense World by Ed Yong
- Aug. 12 – Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo
- Sep. 9 – Cabin Fever: The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship by Michael Smith
- Oct. 14 – Wayward by Emilia Hart
- Nov. 11 – Verity by Colleen Hoover
- Dec. 9 – Select books for 2025
Wednesday Morning Book Club
First Wednesdays, 10 a.m., via Zoom. Contact Betsy Bicknell for information.
2024
- August – Verity by Colleen Hoover
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September – The Reporters Who Took On a World at War by Deborah Cohen.
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October – Hamnet: A Novel of the Plague by Maggie O’Farrell
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November – Birds Without Wings* by Louis de Bernieres
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December – Made in America by Rachel Slade
2025
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January – Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
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February – Cabin Fever: the harrowing journey of a cruise ship at the dawn of a pandemic by Michael Smith & Jonathan Franklin
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March – The Goldfinch* by Donna Tartt
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April – Silk: A World History by Arathi Prasad
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May – Horse by Geraldine Brooks
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June – Fire Weather: a true story from a hotter world by John Valliant
- July – Accordion Crimes by Annie Proulx
- August – Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
* Books over 500 pages