Women's Group Book Series

Third Fridays Monthly | 3:30 PM | Join HERE 
Please contact Elaine Corrao to learn more (ecorrao@uucsr.org or 516.472.2920)

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November 21, 2025
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
Discussion led by Lee Geisen

A chance encounter at a bookstore brings together a retired English teacher, a former prisoner, and a handyman, leading to transformative relations and the power of books to change lives.


January 16, 2026
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
Discussion led by Judy Douenias

In 1950's Tehran, two young girls form a deep friendship across social classes, but their bond faces challenges as they navigate Iran's political turmoil and personal betrayals.

February 20, 2026
My Friends by Fredrick Backman
Discussion led by Patti Paris

A moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later.

March 20, 2026
Dream State by Eric Puchner
Discussion led by Maria Ceraulo

The story of relationships built and broken, mistakes inherited and repeated, and the beauty of trying again.  Written with humor, precision, and enormous heart, it is both a love letter and an elegy to the American West.

April 17, 2026
The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan
Discussion led by Patti Paris


May 15, 2026
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Discussion led by Lee Geisen

In July 1962, following in the tradition of Indigenous workers from Nova Scotia, a Mi'kmaq family arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer.  Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie vanishes, last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field.  The book is an unforgettable exploration of grief, love, and kin.

June 19, 2026
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post: a novel by Allison Pataki
Discussion led by Palma Torrisi

From humble beginnings in Battle Creek, MI, to becoming America's wealthiest woman, Marjorie Merriweather Post built the General Foods empire, hosted presidents, rescued the Tsar's treasure, and navigated four tumultuous marriages.

July 17, 2026
My Name is Emilia Del Valle by Isabel Allende
Discussion led by Patti Paris


September 18, 2026
Emperors of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
Discussion led by Renee Silver

October 9, 2026
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Discussion led by Mary Lou Kluger