"Literature can help rescue us in times of trauma...In an era when America has never been so divided and when onetime adversaries have become actual enemies, fiction, with its tendency toward empathy, understanding, and nuance, offers a path forward toward genuine engagement. To keep our democracy, Nafisi argues, the role of literature is vital. In the great writers of our time--from Toni Morrison to David Grossman to Ta-Nehisi Coates--she finds a tonic for a political environment with 'too much ideology and not enough discourse.'" (Taken from the front flap of Read Dangerously)

I have wanted to pave a way toward building bridges in our community and I believe this book club is one step in that direction. We all grew up with a certain set of beliefs, but how often are we willing to take a wider view and read outside our comfort zone? This book club aims to do just that, and we don't want to just present one way of looking at issues, either. All voices are welcome.