Take a Chance Book Club: "Parable of the Sower"
Expand your Reading Horizons!
Are you interested in joining a book club but not sure what you might like to read? We are a book club that reads and discusses a different genre each month. Take a chance with us! New members are always welcome.
Join us the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Westover Library.
Registration required.
This month's genre is Science Fiction and the book selection is "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler
2024 Reading List
- Jan. 8: "Foster" by Claire Keegan (Novella)
- Feb. 12: "Sing, Unburied, Sing" by Jesmyn Ward (Novel)
- Mar. 11: "Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone" by Benjamin Stevenson (Mystery)
- Apr. 8: "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Advocate"" by Judith Heumann (History/Memoir)
- May 13: "A Tale for the Time Being" by Ruth Ozeki (Metafiction)
- Jun. 10: "Lone Women" by Victor Lavalle (Western/Horror)
- Jul. 8: "Trust" by Hernan Diaz (Historical Fiction)
- Aug. 12: "The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain" by Bill Bryson (Travel/Humor)
- Sept. 9: "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler (Science Fiction)
- Oct. 14: "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld (Romance)
- Nov. 4: "Firekeeper's Daughter" by Angeline Boulley (Young Adult)
- Dec. 9: Reader's Choice! Let's pick our favorite genre!
A limited number of reserved print copies of the selected book will be available at Westover Library circulation desk approximately one month before the book club meeting. Books are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons are also encouraged to place holds on available print or digital copies.
For more information, please call the Westover Branch Library at 703-228-5260.
- Date:
- Monday, September 9, 2024
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Longfellow Room
- Library:
- Westover Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Book Discussion
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
About the book: Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren's father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and chronic water shortages. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily sensitive to the pain of others. When fire destroys their compound, Lauren's family is killed and she is forced out into a world that is fraught with danger. With a handful of other refugees, Lauren must make her way north to safety, along the way conceiving a revolutionary idea that may mean salvation for all mankind.