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<b>From:</b> Deborah Hermann <deborahhermann1@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 16, 2025 1:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sandra Jarvis <JarvisS@upstate.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Book Club Update 2025-2026 - Mark your calendars</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Hello,</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">Six of us met on 6/9/25 and discussed <b><i>The Women</i></b> by Kristin Hannah. We all felt it was a powerful book that brought many of us back to that time in history and the discourse in our country. We had an intense discussion
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<div style="direction: ltr;">then turned our thoughts to books and dates for the Fall 2025. </div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">We decided to pick our first three books with corresponding dates which are listed below. We also brainstormed other possible titles for the future. We welcome your input and other ideas. I want to thank everyone who</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">attended and stayed almost 3 hours enjoying stimulating conversation, laughter and the company of each other. We are quite a group and hope that those of you who could not be present will join us in the Fall.</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Monday, September 15, 2025 at 5:30 pm, <b><i>The Lovely One</i>
</b>by Kentanji Brown Jackson. 432 pgs. It is a memoir by the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. It focuses on Justice</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">Jackson's life before the spotlight and chronicles her extraordinary story.</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Monday, November 10, 2025 at 5:30 pm, <b><i>By Any Other Name
</i></b>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</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">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
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<div style="direction: ltr;">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.</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Monday, January 12, 2026 at 5:30 pm, T<b><i>he Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels</i></b> by Jon Meacham. 416 pgs. The author explores dark moments in American history and argues that our current climate of partisan</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">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.</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Future potential books:</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><b><i>American Negra</i></b> by Natasha S. Alford. 288 pgs. Author grew up in Syracuse NY and is the March FOCL author.</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><b><i>Summer Island </i></b>by Kristin Hannah. 416 pgs. </div>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><b><i>Remarkedly Bright Creatures</i></b> by Shelby Van Pelt. 368 pgs.</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;"><b><i>The Great Believers </i></b>by Rebecca Makkai. 421 pgs.</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">We wish everyone a safe and happy summer. Reminders and location details will be sent closer to dates. We also want to thank Sandy Jarvis for sending out our emails and supporting this group!</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Deb and Dale</div>
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