The Last Samurai By Helen DeWitt (Smith student) Date: Tuesday, January 28, 7pm CST Location: Online* The Last Samurai (2000) is the first novel by American writer Helen DeWitt. It follows a [...]

Up Home: One Girl’s Journey By Ruth J. Simmons Saturday, October 26, 1pm Location: SK Coffee 550 Vandalia Street, St. Paul “I was born at a crossroads: a crossroads in history, a crossroads [...]

Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom: A Story by Sylvia Plath Julia Child: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations July 17 – 6:30pm Urban Growler Brewery 2325 Endicott Street Saint Paul  [...]

Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II By Liza Mundy Saturday, April 6 – 1:30pm Location: Golden Valley* The award-winning New York Times [...]

Two Wars and a Wedding by Lauren Willig Tuesday, January 9, 2024 7pm CST Online* – AUTHOR WILL BE PRESENT! Another historical novel about Smith students by the author of Band of Sisters. [...]

Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley Tuesday, October 17 – 7pm CST Zoom* A New York Times Bestseller, Oprah’s Book Club selection, and Booker Prize nominee, Leila Mottley’s debut novel [...]

Tuesday, August 15 – 7pm CST In this New York Times bestselling novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich creates a wickedly funny ghost story, a tale of [...]

So you can order books, check the library, etc. and be prepared for our upcoming book discussions: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich – late July/early August We’ll discuss this unique [...]

Thursday, May 4 – 6:30pm CST On Zoom* Amy Bloom, Smith MSW ’78 and parent ’04, is an American writer and psychotherapist. Her most recent book is the widely acclaimed New York Times [...]

Tuesday, January 17 – 7pm Online With special guest, author Hilma Wolitzer and her daughter Meg An NPR Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice * An [...]

Thursday, October 6 – 7pm Online With special guest, author Meg Wolitzer A novel by Meg Wolitzer which was made into a major film starring Glenn Close (2017).  Meg will discuss the process [...]

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich When: Wednesday, March 24 at 7:30 pm Where: Zoom Join in reading and discussing Minnesota author Louise Erdrich’s “The Night Watchman” which [...]

Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan ’03 When: Thursday, January 14 at 7 pm Where: Zoom An insightful, hilarious, and compulsively readable novel about a complicated friendship [...]

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern ’00 When: Wednesday, August 19 at 7 pm Where: Zoom – click here August 19 to join the discussion! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night [...]

Spring Read A Tale for the Time Being April 11 from 2-4pm This book club will be held online. Please contact Club president Kate Lehmann at president@smithclubmn.org for the Zoom ID to join the [...]

Winter Read Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West Saturday, February 1 2:00-4:00 PM Common Roots Cafe (meet in the common room) 2558 Lyndale Avenue South [...]

Sunday, August 25, 2019 3:00-5:00 PM Kate Lehmann’s office at 1984 Kenwood Parkway, Minneapolis 55405 Get your copy of Kickdown by Smith alum, Rebecca Clarren ’97 today and plan to [...]

Last year, our Club read two great books from earlier in the 20th century. Now, we’re diving into a new book by a Smith alum! Join us in our Winter Read of My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie [...]