The Temple Book Club meets monthly to discuss contemporary books, sometimes with a Jewish theme and sometimes not. The members select the books, and there ensues lively discussions, arguments, even digressions. Meetings are usually on the second Sunday of each month. For the summer, our schedules are more erratic, but often include brunch.
If you need more information, please contact Laurie Handshu at [email protected] For updated information about current books and plans, see The Temple View.
Recent Books:
We Are Water
by Wally Lamb
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson
The Telling Room : a story of love, betrayal, revenge, and the world's greatest piece of cheese
by Michael Paterniti
Elsewhere by Richard Russo
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
Round House by Louise Erdrich
Old Filth by Jane Gardem (at Temple)
Canada by Richard Ford (at Temple)
TheArt of Fielding, by Chad Harbach (at Temple)
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, by Deborah Feldman
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Foreskin's Lament : A Memoir by Shalom Auslander
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Drop City by T.C. Boyle
Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw, by Mark Bowden
A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin, by Erik Larson
Apples & Oranges by Marie Brenner
Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart
Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Stout
The Frozen Rabbi, by Steve Stern
The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, Tim Wise
Gourmet Rhapsody, Muriel Barbery
Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver
