Virtual book clubs throughout Connecticut

By Susan Dunne

The coronavirus pandemic has severely cut back services offered by most municipal libraries in Connecticut. But in many towns, people who love books can meet in book clubs on Zoom. Check the libraries’ websites or contact the library to ask how to sign up and get hard-copy or e-book versions of the selected books. This list is not all-inclusive. To add book clubs to this list, email sdunne@courant.com.

Virtual Author Events: “Insomniac City” by Bill Hayes on Aug. 27 from 7 to 8 p.m. “Mill Town” by Kerri Arsenault on Sept. 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. “The Silent Conspiracy” by Lynne Constantine on Sept. 26 from 1 to 2 p.m. “Conde Nast” by Susan Ronald Oct. 7 from 2 to 3 p.m. avonctlibrary.info/events.

Saturday Book Club: “The Seamstress” by Liz Trenow will be discussed Sept. 19 at 10:30 a.m. berlinpeck.org/calendar/

Without Inspection” by Edwidge Danticat will be discussed Aug. 26 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. To read the story, and sign up for the chat: http://bplct. evanced.info/signup/.

Discuss current issue of Atlantic, in sessions from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. August issue articles “Anatomy of an American Failure,” “When China Sees All,”

“The Mythology of Racial Progress” and “Looking for Frederick Douglass” will be discussed on Aug. 31. September issue articles “The End of Denial,” “What is MasterClass Actually Selling?” “Police Reform is Not Enough” and “Protest Works” will be discussed Sept. 21. http://bplct.evanced. info/signup/