On November 16, 2025, we gather for a thoughtful exploration of one of the year’s most complex subjects: immigration. Rather than debate, this evening invites curiosity, empathy, and clarity as our panelists share their lived experiences, historical contexts, and human stories. We are honored to welcome a distinguished group of voices: Seth Michelson , poet and professor at Washington and Lee University, whose decades of work in immigration spaces inform his latest book, Hop

On August 14, 2025, we will meet at Staunton Books & Tea for the Local Author Book Signing: Unstoppable by H M DuVal to talk about the...

Johan is the special guest at our June 2025 International Books Club . We will discuss TheSafekeep by Yael van der Wouden, and you want...

Aidan will lead our discussion at a one-time Shakespeare Book Club: The Winter's Tale, which we will host at Staunton Books & Tea on May...

Clifford is the special guest at our February International Book Club , giving us a perspective on The Vegetarian by Han Kang. All books...

Carrie will be a special guest at our December International Book Club , giving us a good perspective on the One Hundred Years of...

“Readers are born free and ought to remain free.” - Vladimir Nabokov, Lectures on Russian Literature This...