August Book Club: The Reivers by William Faulkner

Join us for our August book club discussion of The Reivers by William Faulkner. For this meeting, we’ll be reading and discussing Faulkner’s 1962 novel, a story filled with mischief, memory, Southern storytelling, and coming-of-age reflection.

The Reivers follows a young boy’s unforgettable journey through early 20th-century Mississippi and Tennessee, blending humor, adventure, and moral awakening in Faulkner’s final novel. Readers are welcome to come ready to share their thoughts, favorite passages, questions, and reflections from the reading.

Meetings take place at Addison’s on the last Wednesday of each month, unless it interferes with a holiday, from 7 to 8:30 pm. The cost is $5, and attendees are welcome to bring their own food and drinks. If you would like to participate, read the book and join us!

Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Time: 7 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $5
Book: The Reivers
Author: William Faulkner
Original Publication Year: 1962

September Book Club: Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz

Join us for our September book club discussion of Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz. For this meeting, we’ll be reading and discussing Mahfouz’s 1956 novel, the first book in The Cairo Trilogy.

Set in early 20th-century Cairo, Palace Walk follows one family through private tensions, changing traditions, generational conflict, and the larger social shifts unfolding around them. Readers are welcome to come ready to share their thoughts, favorite passages, questions, and reflections from the reading.

Meetings take place at Addison’s on the last Wednesday of each month, unless it interferes with a holiday, from 7 to 8:30 pm. The cost is $5, and attendees are welcome to bring their own food and drinks. If you would like to participate, read the book and join us!

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Time: 7 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $5
Book: Palace Walk
Author: Naguib Mahfouz
Original Publication Year: 1956

October Book Club: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Join us for our October book club discussion of We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. For this meeting, we’ll be reading and discussing Zamyatin’s 1921 dystopian novel, a foundational work that helped shape the genre for generations of readers and writers.

Set in a controlled future society where individuality is treated as a threat, We raises questions about freedom, conformity, surveillance, imagination, and what it means to be fully human. Readers are welcome to come ready to share their thoughts, favorite passages, questions, and reflections from the reading.

Meetings take place at Addison’s on the last Wednesday of each month, unless it interferes with a holiday, from 7 to 8:30 pm. The cost is $5, and attendees are welcome to bring their own food and drinks. If you would like to participate, read the book and join us!

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Time: 7 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $5
Book: We
Author: Yevgeny Zamyatin
Original Publication Year: 1921

November Book Club: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Join us for our November book club discussion of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. For this meeting, we’ll be reading and discussing Angelou’s 1969 memoir, a powerful work of American literature about childhood, identity, trauma, resilience, and finding one’s voice.

Through vivid storytelling and honest reflection, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings follows Angelou’s early life and the experiences that shaped her as a writer, thinker, and witness to the world around her. Readers are welcome to come ready to share their thoughts, favorite passages, questions, and reflections from the reading.

Meetings take place at Addison’s on the last Wednesday of each month, unless it interferes with a holiday, from 7 to 8:30 pm. The cost is $5, and attendees are welcome to bring their own food and drinks. If you would like to participate, read the book and join us!

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Time: 7 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $5
Book: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Author: Maya Angelou
Original Publication Year: 1969

December Book Club: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Join us for our December book club discussion of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. For this meeting, we’ll be reading and discussing Vonnegut’s 1969 novel, a landmark work of American literature that blends satire, science fiction, memory, and the lasting effects of war.

Centered on Billy Pilgrim and his experience of time, trauma, and survival, Slaughterhouse-Five invites conversation about fate, free will, absurdity, grief, and how people make meaning after devastating experiences. Readers are welcome to come ready to share their thoughts, favorite passages, questions, and reflections from the reading.

Meetings take place at Addison’s on the last Wednesday of each month, unless it interferes with a holiday, from 7 to 8:30 pm. The cost is $5, and attendees are welcome to bring their own food and drinks. If you would like to participate, read the book and join us!

Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2026
Time: 7 to 8:30 pm
Cost: $5
Book: Slaughterhouse-Five
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
Original Publication Year: 1969