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.
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January 13: Orbital by Samantha Harve
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February 10: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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March 10: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
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April 14: Camellia Season by Natasha Peterson
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May 12: Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson
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June 9: The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
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July 14: Table for Two by Amor Towles
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August 11: The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar and Dana Marton
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September 8: The Women by Kristin Hannah
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October 13: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
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November 10: James by Percival Everett
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December 8: Holiday party and book selection for 2026
Wednesday Morning Book Club
First Wednesdays, 10 a.m., via Zoom. Contact Betsy Bicknell for information.
2024
- 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