Crescent Parent Book Club

Crescent parents and parents of alumni are invited to join us for an informal drop-in book club. Everyone is welcome. Meetings will take place from 1–2:20 p.m. in the boardroom on the main floor of the CCL. Please sign in at reception before heading over to the CCL.

Interested in joining? For more information or to be added to the mailing list, please contact:
Nancy Hotson, nehotson@gmail.com

Wednesday, October 4, 2023: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GMA BOOK CLUB PICK Meet Elizabeth Zott: “a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention” (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show. 

Wednesday, November 1, 2023: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero’s unforgettable journey to maturity.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality.

Wednesday, January 10, 2024: The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea and Violeta weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019.

Wednesday, February 7, 2024: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Expected pub August 1, 2023)
In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America’s finest writers.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024: *Virtual Meeting* The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
An extraordinary story set in the first century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, from the celebrated number one New York Times best-selling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrel
From the author of the breakout bestseller Hamnet—winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Women’s Prize—an electrifying new novel set in Renaissance Italy, and centering on the captivating young Duchess Lucrezia de Medici.

Wednesday, May 8, 2024: All the Broken Places by John Boyne
From the New York Times bestselling author John Boyne, a devastating, beautiful story about a woman who must confront the sins of her own terrible past, and a present in which it is never too late for bravery.


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