book group

JCC MetroWest presents, Laura Zigman, “Small World” From bestselling author Laura Zigman comes a heartfelt novel about two offbeat and newly divorced sisters who move in together as adults and…

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Michael Oren, “Swann’s War” In-person at the J! A thrilling literary fiction whodunit set on a rugged New England fishing island during WWII. With all…

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Adam Langer, “Cycloramas” The deeply moving, propulsive story of ten teenagers brought together by a high school production of The Diary of Anne Frank that will shape…

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Kitty Zeldis, “The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights” Moving from the bustling streets of 1920s New York City to late nineteenth-century Russia and the lively quarters…

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Sally Koslow, “The Real Mrs. Tobias” A funny and big-hearted story about the deeply complicated relationships between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, told through three generations of…

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Shelly Sanders, “Daughters of the Occupation” In 1940, the Soviets invade Latvia and occupy Riga, Miriam’s home, just as she gives birth to her son…

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Jai Chakrabartis, “A Play for the End of the World” New York City, 1972. Jaryk Smith, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto, and Lucy Gardner,…

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Alyson Richman and Shaunna J. Edwards, “The Thread Collectors” An ingenious young Black woman embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee…

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Rachel Barenbaum, “Atomic Anna” Artist Molly names her superhero character Atomic Anna after her birth mother.  Molly learns from her Soviet refusenik adoptive parents that…

JCC MetroWest Book Group presents, Lynda Cohen Loigman, “The Matchmaker’s Gift” A heartwarming story of two extraordinary women from two different eras who defy expectations to realize their unique gift…