[womeninmed] Fw: Book Club on Monday, November 10th at 5:30 pm

[Sandra Jarvis]

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From: Deborah Hermann <deborahhermann1 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 11:33 AM
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Book Club on Monday, November 10th at 5:30 pm
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Just a reminder that we will be meeting next week.  Even if you haven't read the book - please come and catch up with everyone.  If you can bring some finger food or drink to share.
We will meet at:
Deb Hermann's house
251 Brattle Rd., Syracuse, NY 13203
315-396-7647

Park in front of the house or in the driveway.

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 5:30 pm, By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult.  525 pgs.  It is a dual-timeline novel that explores the struggles of two women playwrights separated by centuries, both forced to hide their
identities to have their work recognized.  In Elizabethan England, Emilia Bassano uses the name William Shakespeare to publish her plays due to the limitations placed on women writers.  In the present day, Melina Green writes a play
about Emilia but faces similar challenges in a male-dominated theater world.  The novel examines themes of sexism, ambition, and the enduring fight for female voices to be heard.

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 5:30 pm, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham. 416 pgs.  The author explores dark moments in American history and argues that our current climate of partisan
division is not new.  He sheds light on the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in U.S. history when hope overcame division and fear.

Future potential books:
American Negra by Natasha S. Alford.  288 pgs.  Author grew up in Syracuse NY and is the March FOCL author.
Summer Island by Kristin Hannah. 416 pgs.
Remarkedly Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. 368 pgs.
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai. 421 pgs.

Bring other ideas for other books.  See you soon.  Deb and Dale
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