October's Middletown Book for Discussion: Becoming Madam Secretary (October 25)

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Friday, October 25.  Our title is Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray. Here is a brief summary:

"Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference. When she's not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell's Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians, artists, and activists . . .  But when Frances meets a young lawyer named Franklin Delano Roosevelt at a tea dance, sparks fly in all the wrong directions. Neither knows it yet, but over the next twenty years, they will form a historic partnership that will carry them both to the White House."  (publisher)

Here is where you can find the book:

• There are several copies available in Miami and SearchOhio libraries.  
  
• Amazon has the hardcover, paperback, and Kindle available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.

Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table. In addition to discussing The Collected Regrets of Clover, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their September 27 meeting:

Six Feet Under (TV Series)

Shetland (TV Series)

Morning in This Broken World, Katrina Kittle

The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

The Iliad, Homer (translated by Emily Wilson)

The Island of Sea Women, Lisa See

West with Giraffes, Lynda Rutledge

James, Percival Everett

We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood, Dani McClain

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, Hanif Abdurraqib

We will meet at 12 pm on the 25th both in Room 123 in the Library and in Zoom at 

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Please come along to our discussion to share what you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing!

If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm

John

"Frances Perkins, 1880-1965" by Penn State Special Collections Library is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.