Tuesday, May 27, 2025

The Safekeep, by Yael Van Der Wouden


 HWPL READERS BOOK DISCUSSION ON TUESDAY JUNE 17, 2025
AT 2:00 PM

An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer of 1961—a powerful exploration of the legacy of WWII and the darker parts of our collective past
Shortlisted for 2024 Booker Prize..

James, by Percival Everett

Book Discussion: Tuesday May 20, 2025

A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. Winner of the 2024 National Book Award and the 2025 Pulitzer Prize.