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Meetings are held Fridays from noon to 12:45 p.m. in a hybrid format.
In-person: Richter Library, first floor, room 102B Learning Commons Flexible Program Space (unless otherwise noted).
Zoom: Zoom link will be provided to Listserv members prior to the meeting.
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March 19, 2027
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A Thousand Ships
Natalie Haynes
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Mythology/Historical Fiction/368 pages
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This is the women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s. They have waited long enough for their turn . . .
This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all . . .
In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen.
From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war.
A woman’s epic, powerfully imbued with new life, A Thousand Ships puts the women, girls and goddesses at the center of the Western world’s great tale ever told.
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February 19, 2027
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Theo of Golden
Allan Levi
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Fiction/400 pages
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One spring morning, a stranger arrives in the small southern city of Golden. No one knows where he has come from…or why…
His name is Theo. And he asks a lot more questions than he answers.
Theo visits the local coffeehouse, where ninety-two pencil portraits hang on the walls, portraits of the people of Golden done by a local artist. He begins purchasing them, one at a time, and putting them back in the hands of their “rightful owners.” With each exchange, a story is told, a friendship born, and a life altered.
A story of giving and receiving, of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is a beautifully crafted novel about the power of creative generosity, the importance of wonder to a purposeful life, and the invisible threads of kindness that bind us to one another.
Goodreads page
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January 22, 2027
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World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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Memoir/165 pages
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The One Book One U selection for 2026-2027!
The University of Miami’s selection for 2026-2027 is Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s “World of Wonders,” a New York Times #1 bestseller and a New York Times #1 bestseller and a Kirkus Prize Finalist for Nonfiction. A poet celebrates the wonders of nature in a collection of essays that could almost serve as a coming-of-age memoir. The daughter of an Indian father and Filipino mother, Nezhukumatathil was often the only brown face in her classrooms, and she sought lessons from nature on how to adapt, protect herself, and conform or fit in but still be able to stand strong on her own. She shares those lessons throughout these frequently enchanting essays. Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy.
Keynote Event with Author Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Thursday, February 25, 2027, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. | Kislak Center Gables Campus
Hear Aimee Nezhukumatathil discuss her book, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments.
As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted, no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape, she was able to turn to our world’s fierce and funny creatures for guidance.
Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, this New York Times bestseller is a book of sustenance and joy.
Following the discussion there will be a Q&A with the audience, and the author will be available to sign copies of the book at the conclusion of the event.
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December 11, 2026
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Women's Commission Book Club Annual Jingle Till we Mingle & Book Exchange Event! 
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Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Location: Frost Institute for Chemistry & Molecular Science, Seminar Room
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This year, the Women's Commission Book Club will participate in Libby's Global Read!
Please see the information about the book below. We look forward to incorporating it into our discussion at this year's Jingle Till We Mingle.
Secrets of the Broken House by Taryn Souders
In the small, southern town of Everson, goats can run for mayor, the mail is always late, and nothing all that bad ever happens. That is, until thirteen-year-old Tucker finds Miss Geraldine dead at the bottom of her stairs. At first glance, it looks like an accident. But Tucker has always had a knack for noticing details that others overlook, and the details surrounding Miss Geraldine’s death just aren’t adding up.
Miss Geraldine was miserable and mean. Miss Geraldine was murdered.
The whole town seems to have reason to want her dead, which makes Tucker’s search for the truth nearly impossible. The more he investigates for clues, the more danger he finds himself in, and the more he realizes that maybe Everson was never as safe as he once thought it was. Anyone could be the killer, and in a small town that loves to gossip, if Tucker isn’t careful, he could be the next one to have an “accident”.
Read more on the Libby page.
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November 13, 2026
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
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Fiction/399 pages
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a 2022 novel by Gabrielle Zevin about the decades-long creative and platonic relationship between two friends, Sam Masur and Sadie Green, who become successful video game designers. Spanning 30 years, the story explores themes of love, identity, disability, failure, and connection through their collaborative work, which starts with their first hit game, Ichigo. It's a story about friendship, creativity, and the messy, complex world of building something that lasts, using video games as the medium for their connection.
One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times,
Entertainment Weekly, TIME, GoodReads, Oprah Daily
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October 16, 2026
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
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Mystery/288 pages
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Celebrating 100 years! Published in 1926, it is considered to be one of Agatha Christie's greatest and also, most controversial mysteries. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd breaks the rules of traditional mystery.
The peaceful English village of King’s Abbot is stunned. The widow Ferrars dies from an overdose of Veronal. Not twenty-four hours later, Roger Ackroyd—the man she had planned to marry—is murdered. It is a baffling case involving blackmail and death that taxes Hercule Poirot’s “little grey cells” before he reaches one of the most startling conclusions of his career.
Goodreads page.
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September 18, 2026
Please note, different location:
Richter Library, room 215C
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The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman
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Mystery/382 pages
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In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders.
But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.
Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?
Goodreads page.
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August 21, 2026
Please note, different location:
Richter Library, room 215C
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The Enchanted April
Elizabeth von Arnim
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Classic/232 pages
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From Amazon: Beguiling, witty, and gently comedic, The Enchanted April tells the tale of four very different women who escape dreary London for an Italian castle in Portofino, shortly after World War I. Elizabeth von Arnim’s ageless novel compellingly responds to the eternal question of how to achieve happiness in life. An immediate best seller upon its first publication, the story of unlikely female friendship, newfound empowerment, rekindled love, and unexpected romance has been adapted for stage and screen, including a 1991 Oscar-nominated film, and a Tony-nominated play in 2003.
Goodreads page.
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July 24, 2026
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Everytime I Go On Vacation Someone Dies
Catherine Mack
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Mystery/342 pages
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Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for.
All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries series―is that too much to ask?
Clearly, because when an attempt is made on the real Connor’s life―the handsome but infuriating con man she got mixed up with ten years ago and now can't get out of her life―Eleanor’s enlisted to help solve the case.
Contending with literary rivals, rabid fans, a stalker―and even her ex, Oliver, who turns up unexpectedly―theories are bandied about, and rivalries, rifts, and broken hearts are revealed. But who’s really trying to get away with murder? A, maybe unreliable, second person narrator makes this a very fun read.
Goodreads page.
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June 26, 2026
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An Academic Affair
Jodi McAllister
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Romance/Enemies to Lovers
368 pages
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Sadie Shaw and Jonah Fisher have been academic rivals since they first crossed paths as undergraduates in the literature department thirteen years ago. Now that a highly coveted teaching opportunity has come up, their rivalry hits epic proportions. Jonah needs the job to move closer to his recently divorced sister and her children, while Sadie needs the financial security and freedom of a full-time teaching position.
When Sadie notices that the job offers partner hire, however, she hatches a plot to get them both the job. All they must do is get legally married. It’s a simple win-win solution but when sparks begin to fly, it becomes clear that despite their education, these two may not have thought this whole thing through.
Goodreads page.
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