Nonfiction Book Discussion

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6:30 PM
Meets at the Library, usually on the fourth Tuesday of each month
Casual, peer-led discussions with your friends and neighbors
New members are always welcome — come one month, or every month!
Borrow a copy of the book from SBL and drop-in — no registration required
For information, contact Cait via email corlomoski@columbiactlibrary.org or call 860-228-0350

  • For a full list of titles that the Nonfiction Book Group has read since 2014, click here!

 

Meeting Dates 2025-2026
 Book Cover Book Selection Where to Find it
September 23 In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face-to-Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
Sebastian Junger		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
October 28 The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, From the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
Sharon McMahon		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
November 25 Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
John Green		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
December 16
*3rd Tuesday*		 Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets
Lars Eighner		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
January 27 The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
February 24 Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom
Ilyon Woo		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
March 24 The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels
Pamela Prickett & Stefan Timmermans		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
April 28 The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
Vince Beiser		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
May 26 Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Amanda Montell		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
June 23 Coming Up Short: My Memoir of America
Robert B. Reich		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
July 28 Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall
Helena Merriman		 Find it in our catalog
On Goodreads
August 25 — Planning Meeting – Bring ideas for books we will read and discuss next year!