Burning Books
The Trinity book club, called Burning Books, meets at members’ homes throughout the year to read books selected by the group and enjoy each other’s company. All interested readers are welcome to join the group. You do not need to be a member of the parish to join Burning Books, and you do not need to finish the book to attend the discussion.
Our next selection is James by Percival Everett
We'll meet on Monday, January 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Other books we have read recently include “Naming Names” by Victor Navasky, a winner of the National Book Award. The New York Times wrote, “The moral issues raised by the Hollywood blacklist remain fearfully complex, and Victor Navasky confronts them with almost exquisite precision.
Upcoming Burning Books Meetings
Jan
13
Monday
James by Percival Everett
Hot on the heels of the well-received North Woods, we've chosen James by Percival Everett as our next selection. A New York Times bestseller and recent winner of the National Book Award, it's a reimagining of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of the enslaved Jim.
The Wall Street Journal called it, "a careful and thought-provoking auditing of Huckleberry Finn. . . [James is] a kind of commentary or midrash, broadening our understanding of an endangered classic by bringing out the tragedy behind the comic facade."