Book Groups

This book club at The Jenks, in partnership with the Winchester Public Library, brings a sociological and anthropological lens to the discussion of books. This month, we will discuss The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. Part breathless thriller, part story of innocence lost, part story of romantic love, The Orphan Master's Son is also a riveting portrait of a world heretofore hidden from view: a North Korea rife with hunger, corruption, and casual cruelty but also camaraderie, stolen moments of beauty, and loveLimited to 15 readers, registration required.

This book club at The Jenks, in partnership with the Winchester Public Library, brings a sociological and anthropological lens to the discussion of books. This month, we will discuss Between Two Trailers by J. Dana Trent. An unforgettable memoir about a girl who escapes a traumatic childhood, which included a stint dealing drugs as a preschooler, to earn a divinity degree from Duke University--and then realizes she must confront her past to truly find her way home.

This book club at The Jenks, in partnership with the Winchester Public Library, brings a sociological and anthropological lens to the discussion of books. This month, we will discuss The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction.

This book club at The Jenks, in partnership with the Winchester Public Library, brings a sociological and anthropological lens to the discussion of books. We will discuss James by Percival Everett at this meeting. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan.

This book club at The Jenks, in partnership with the Winchester Public Library, brings a sociological and anthropological lens to the discussion of books. We will discuss Horse by Geraldine Brooks at this meeting. A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history.

This book club at The Jenks, in partnership with the Winchester Public Library, brings a sociological and anthropological lens to the discussion of books. We will discuss Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond at this meeting. The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy.…Learn More

This month's book is An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Copies of the book are generally available one month prior to the meeting and are located in the Reference Room. Librarians will gladly assist you in locating a large print, downloadable, or audio copy.

This month's book is A Walk in the Woods: rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson. Copies of the book are generally available one month prior to the meeting and are located in the Reference Room.

This month's book is The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. Copies of the book are generally available one month prior to the meeting and are located in the Reference Room. Librarians will gladly assist you in locating a large print, downloadable, or audio copy.

This month's book is A fever in the Heartland: the Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take over America, and the Woman who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan. Copies of the book are generally available one month prior to the meeting and are located in the Reference Room.