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Nonfiction Book Club

HOW: To register for a meeting, please visit our Events Calendar.

WHEN: 7 PM to 8:30 PM on the last Monday of every month, unless indicated otherwise. 

WHERE: During our construction project, we will be meeting in Room 242 at the Lexington Community Center - 39 Marrett Rd, Lexington, MA.

CONTACT: 781-862-6288, ext. 84420 or email caryprograms@minlib.net

2025 Selections


January 27

Hitler: Ascent: 1889-1939 by Volker Ullrich

Hitler: Ascent: 1889-1939 by Volker Ullrich


February 24

One Mighty and Irresistible Tide by Jia Lynn Yang

One Mighty and Irresistible Tide by Jia Lynn Yang


March 24

Chasing Beauty: the Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner by Natalie Dykstra

Chasing Beauty: the Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner by Natalie Dykstra


April 28

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff


May 19

Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia

Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia


June 30

The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios

The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios


July 28

The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works by Helen Czerski

The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works by Helen Czerski


August 25

Your Face Belongs To Us: a Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy As We Know It by Kashmir Hill

Your Face Belongs To Us: a Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy As We Know It by Kashmir Hill


September 29

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides


October 27

The Gates of Europe: a History of Ukraine by Serhii Plokhy

The Gates of Europe: a History of Ukraine by Serhii Plokhy


November 24

American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis by Adam Hochschild

American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis by Adam Hochschild


December 22

Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen

Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen 


2026 Selections


January 26

Class Matters: The Fight to Get Beyond Race Preferences, Reduce Inequality, and Build Real Diversity at America's Colleges by Richard D. Kahlenberg

Class Matters: The Fight to Get Beyond Race Preferences, Reduce Inequality, and Build Real Diversity at America's Colleges by Richard D. Kahlenberg 


February 23

Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI by Karen Hao

Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI by Karen Hao


March 30

The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America by Christopher C Gorham

The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America by Christopher C Gorham 


April 27

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams