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 discusses a different banned book each month and the reasons for its banning. They also discuss ways to fight book banning. Upcoming books through the end of 2024 include:
- July 9 – Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- August 13 – Sold by Patricia McCormick
- September 10 – Looking for Alaska by John Green
- October 8 – The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- November 12 – The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- December 10 – Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
Monday Night Book Club
Second Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Sanctuary Commons and via Zoom. Contact Don Andress 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