Non-Fiction Book Club

December 17, 2024: Nonfiction gathered for a Christmas memory exchange at Diane Kellegrew’s home.

The Non-Fiction Book Club meets every 3rd Tuesday, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm. Consider joining us as we read:

  • September 16, 2025:  Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez, pp. 448; led by Bup Greenwood; hosted by Karen Anderson
  • October 21, 2025: Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall, pp. 318; led by Susan Rogers, hosted by Shanti Emerson
  • November 18, 2025:  Who is the Government? The Untold Stories of Public Service, edited by Michael Lewis, 2025; led & hosted by Cece Royal
  • December 16, 2025: Raising Hare: A Memoir by Chloe Dalton, pp. 275; led & hosted by Susie Monary-Wilson
  • January 20, 2026: Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, 2025, pp. 400; led & hosted by Karen Anderson
  • February 17, 2026:  The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory by Thomas Fuller; 2024, pgs. 256; led & hosted by Diane Kellegrew
  • March 17, 2026: The Judge: The Life and Opinions of Alabama’s Frank M. Johnson, Jr. by Frank Sikora, pp. 320; led & hosted by Jane York Punneo
  • April 21, 2026: A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of Faith by Timothy Egan, 2019, pp. 367; led & hosted by Mary Menconi
  • May 19, 2026: Book Selection Meeting; hosted by Diane Kellegrew
  • June 16, 2026: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann, Second Edition 2013, pp. 541; led by Carol McMillan, hosted by Ann Shulse

If you are curious and enjoy reading, the Non-Fiction Book Club may be a fit for you. We explore all topics from birds to Bora Bora, inspiring biographies to historical scandals, the natural world to outer space. Approximately 10-15 members participate each month. Feel free to come regularly or drop-in if the topic interests you.

Pictured below, members on Oct. 15, 2024, discussing American Nations by Colin Woodard.

Where do we meet?
At present, we meet in members’ homes but also will meet in local restaurants.
How do in-person meetings protect participants’ health? The Non-Fiction Book Club follows the health and safety guidelines issued by AAUW-Nevada County Branch and informed by the Nevada County Public Health Department. We can/will meet on Zoom if members agree and/or to protect members’ health due to the pandemic.

How do I learn more and/or plan to attend?
Please contact the Non-Fiction Book Club Coordinator, Peg Flanders at (530) 613-8068 or myblackdogs@dpflanders.com. Peg will put you on the email list for the group.

If you plan to attend for the first time, please contact Diane ahead of time if possible. Sometimes the meeting location changes or there is specific parking information that will be useful.