HBTogether Book Club: Stories that Connect Us

HBTogether Book Club: Stories that Connect Us

Wednesdays, monthly, 11:00 am

Discover new stories and engage in lively conversations with the HBTogether Book Club! Meeting monthly on Wednesdays at 11:00 am, we will gather in the Max Enkin Library at Holy Blossom Temple (a Zoom option is available) to explore a wide range of Jewish books, from historical fiction and contemporary novels to powerful memoirs.

This year’s list includes titles such as The Night Sparrow, Dry Your Tears to Protect Your Aim, and Fugitive Pieces. Whether you’ve read the book or are simply curious to listen in, newcomers are always welcome.

Here’s the HBTogether Book Club list for 2025/2026, all available in a variety of formats at the public library:

November 6, The Night Sparrow: A young Jewish girl joins an elite Russian sniper unit aiming to assassinate Adolph Hitler.
December 3, Dry Your Tears to Protect Your Aim: The author of this award-winning anti-war novella is an alumnus of Holy Blossom, who will be joining our discussion from Montreal on zoom.
January 7, In the Family:  In 1965 suburban America, every week a group of Jewish housewives play canasta and share their lives.
February 4, All Night Pharmacy: Two sisters struggle with sobriety and addiction in the dark underside of Los Angeles.
March 4, Birds that Stay: A police detective and a college professor confront the spectre of Naziism in the idyllic Laurentians.
May 6, We Would Never: Hailey Gelman is under suspicion for the murder of her estranged husband Jonah and her only hope is to unravel the tangled web of their families’ truth.
June 3, Fugitive Pieces: We celebrate the 25th anniversary of Anne Michaels’ award-winning debut novel.

For further information please contact Caroline Ingvaldsen at [email protected]