LITWITS
Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 8th
WELCOME TO THE JOY OF READING AND DISCUSSING BOOKS WITH FRIENDS
Zoom will meet on Tuesday, September 8th, at 4:00 pm (Sue King-Irwin will send out a link and a reminder the day before), and the in-person, potluck-dinner meeting will begin at 6:30 pm, at Vicki Sigl’s always welcoming home in San Ramon. Sue King-Irwin will be the facilitator this month while the other Sue is traveling. Please come—we always have a wonderful time, and we would love to have you as part of our truly warm and welcoming group, whether on Zoom or in-person. An hour of stimulating book discussion—along with some laughs along the way-- is also promised.
Enjoy these last days of summer with a good book. If you can join us at Vicki’s house, be sure to let her know as soon as possible that you will be attending and what tasty summer appetizer, main dish, side or dessert you will be bringing.
For the September 8th meeting, please read Geraldine Brooks’ Memorial Days. This beautifully crafted book is essentially a meditation on mourning a great loss. When Geraldine Brooks’ beloved husband dies unexpectedly one Memorial Day weekend, she finds that are no directions for grieving and that she must chart her own rough course forward. A moving and thoughtful read.
If you wish to get ahead a bit in your reading, pick up Heartwood, by Amity Gage, which we will discuss in October.
"For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you, books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die." - Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird
2026 LitWits Book Selection List
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Month Book Hostess _________
February 10 The Correspondent Carolee Ruedi
by, Virginia Evans
March 10 Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Sue Fox
Greed and Lost Idealism
by, Sarah Wynn-Williams
April 14 The Brightwood Code
by, Monica Hesse
May 12 My Friends Kathleen MacDonald/Sue Ross
by, Frederik Backman
June 9 Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gaughin
by, Sue Prideaux
July 14 The Art Thief: A Story of Love, Crime and Beckie Holstrom\
Dangerous Obsession
by, Michael Finkel
August 11 Wild Dark Shore Kathy DeJong
by, Charlotte McConaghy
September 8 Memorial Days
by, Geraldine Brooks
October 13 Heartwood
by, Amity Gage
November 10 A Walk in the Park
by, Kevin Fedarko
December 8 Letters from Father Christmas
by, J.R.R. Tolkien
January 12 (2027) The Name of the Rose
by, Umberto Eco
