November 2026 Happenings
EVENTS

November 05th 1:00PM ET
Thank you so much for joining us for our book discussion on The Sentence!
We did something a little different this month, and that is to chat without the author at the beginning of this month to set the stage for this delightful and dreadful book about books. Here we lay out some features, the structure, and themes you might want to know about going into reading this literary novel.
- ​A Conversation with Louise Erdrich​
- The Paris Review: ​The Art of Fiction No. 208​
- The New Yorker: ​Louise Erdrich’s Spectral Novel of the Moment​
- ​Living Nations, Living Worlds​
- ​Tookie's Favorite Corn Soup​
- ​Women's Prison Book Project​
- ​Birchbark Books​
- Italo Calvino: "A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say."
- ​I'm Hungry​ by Louise Erdrich (that cover!)
- ​Braiding Sweetgrass​ by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- ​Make Believe​ by Mac Barnett
- ​Library of Congress: Celebrating the U.S. Poets Laureate: Joy Harjo, Ada Limón and Tracy K. Smith​
- An American Sunrise: Poems by ​Joy Harjo​
- ​Breaking Bread with the Dead​ by Alan Jacobs (reading "upstream")
- ​How to Read a Book​ by Monica Wood
- ​The Light of the World​ by Elizabeth Alexander (a grief memoir with light)
- Christopher Morley's The Haunted Bookshop
- The ​Book Boss hat​ is in the shop!
Plus, don't miss ​the worksheet with more​ questions for you to consider on the genre, themes, and suggestions for further reading.
Take these thoughts to your book margins, reading journal, and ​member forums​ throughout the month of November.
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November 10th 7:00PM ET
That was SO much fun. You all know ​how I feel about coffee table books​! Coffee table books are some of the books that so…Read more
November 17th 1:00PM ET
We're ready to share some fun news—the first MMD Book Club selection for January 2027. Join us on November 17 at 1 pm EST to…Read moreDecember 2026 Happenings
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December 08th 7:00PM ET
This event is a member meetup so you will be on camera. We'll break into small groups to discuss readerly topics around our December selection,…Read more

