AARP Maryland's Virtual Book Club is a volunteer-led series where we explore contemporary issues in the 50+ community through the lens of literature. The book club meets bimonthly online.
The inaugural selections explore stories out of the coastal Delmarva Peninsula, including fiction and non-fiction tales of beauty, courage, and resilience. The series kicks off exploring the intergenerational caregiving themes woven into the beloved children's tale "Misty of Chincoteague" by Marguerite Henry, Sept. 14 at 7 pm, with author and editor Emily Rich.
Ensuing sessions will be facilitated by an array of authors whose works have chronicled life on the Shore, including Fran Severn, Susan Reiss and Christopher T. George, as well as community thought leaders Deborah Dickerson and Mary Angela Baker.
Both AARP members and non-members are welcome to join us for one or all sessions in this free series, but registration is required for each. The link to the online meeting will be shared in your confirmation email.
AARP Maryland Book Club Schedule
September 14, 2021
7 to 8 pm
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
Discussion led by Emily Rich
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Emily Rich is managing editor of the Eastern Shore Writers Association's Bay to Ocean anthology. Previously, she served as editor of the Delmarva Review and nonfiction editor at Little Patuxent Review. Emily has taught memoir writing at the Bethesda Writer’s Center and through the Lighthouse Literary Guild at Salisbury University. Her work has been published in The Pinch, Cutbank, Hippocampus, Delmarva Review, and Little Patuxent Review, among others. She’s twice been listed as a notable in Best American Essays. Emily lives in Trappe, Maryland, with her husband and three hyper Labs.
November 9, 2021
7 to 8 pm
Song Yet Sung by James McBride
Discussion led by Deborah Dickerson
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January 11, 2022
1 to 2 pm
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom by Catherine Clinton
Discussion led by Christopher T. George
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March 8, 2022
7 to 8 pm
American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse
Discussion led by Fran Severn
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May 10, 2022
7 to 8 pm
Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay by William W. Warner
Discussion led by Susan Reiss
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July 12, 2022
7 to 8 pm
An Island Out of Time: A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake by Tom Horton
Discussion led by Mary Angela Baker
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September 13, 2022
7 to 8 pm
Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift
Discussion leader TBD
Registration TBD
*The views and opinions expressed in the selected book are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views, policy or position of AARP.
