Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses Last Orders, by Graham Swift this month. Four men gather in a London pub. They have taken it upon themselves to carry out the last orders of Jack Dodds, master butcher, and deliver his ashes to the sea.

Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses Shrines of Gaiety, by Kate Atkinson this month. Shrines of Gaiety transports us to the dazzling London of the Roaring Twenties in a whirlwind tale of corruption, seduction, and debts that have come due.

Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses Hell of a Book, by Jason Mott on Zoom this month. A work of fiction that goes to the heart of racism, police violence, and the hidden costs exacted upon Black Americans, and America as a whole.

Professional book discussion leader Susan Boyar discusses Woman on the Edge of Time, by Marge Piercy this month. Hailed as a classic of speculative fiction, Marge Piercy’s landmark novel is a transformative vision of two futures - and what it takes to will one or the other into reality.