Category Archives: Book Club

Humanists Book Club: “Born A Crime” by Trevor Noah

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Linnaea Melcarek

Sunday, January 17, 6 p.m. via Zoom Grand Traverse Humanists will meet virtually to discuss Trevor Noah’s book “Born a Crime.” Description from Amazon: “Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club, Upcoming Events | Comments Off

G.T. Humanists Book Club: Spillover

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Linnaea Melcarek

Sunday, October 11, 6 p.m. (meeting over Zoom: link below) We’ll meet via Zoom to discuss David Quammen’s Book “Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic,” a masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerging human … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club, Upcoming Events | Comments Off

G.T. Humanists Book Club: Tightrope

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Linnaea Melcarek

August 2, 6 p.m. (meeting over Zoom: details to follow) For their next book club selection, Grand Traverse Humanists will read and discuss “Tightrope” by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. We are planning to discuss the book over Zoom meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club | Comments Off

G.T. Humanists Book Club: Democracy in Chains

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Linnaea Melcarek

Sunday, May 10, 6 p.m. Reviews for Nancy MacLean’s book, “Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America”: “[A] remarkably important book…this book is a superb contribution to our understanding of the rise of … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club | Comments Off

G.T. Humanists Book Club: Here We Are

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Linnaea Melcarek

7670 East Shore Road, Traverse CitySunday, February 16, 4 p.m. Join us at the home of Heather Kingham and Mark Elliott for a potluck and conversation about Aarti Shahani’s book “Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares,” featured recently at … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club, Upcoming Events, What's New | Comments Off

Humanist Book Club: One Hot Summer

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Linnaea Melcarek

Sunday, November 17, 4:00-6:00 p.m.Marlene and Isiah’s house in Traverse City Grand Traverse Humanists will discuss One Hot Summer by Rosemary Ashton for our next book read and discussion. Horizon Books provides a 10% discount (15% if you are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club, Upcoming Events, What's New | Comments Off

Humanist Book Club: Creating Change Through Humanism

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Linnaea Melcarek

Sunday, September 29, 4:00-5:30 p.m. 4813 N Indian Lake Rd, Traverse City, MI 49696 About the book: Humanism is “the radical idea that you can be good without a god.” That’s how Roy Speckhardt, the longtime executive director of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club | Comments Off

Humanist Book Club: Sapiens

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Linnaea Melcarek

May 19, 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.Location: Mark and Heather’s house, 7670 E. Shore Rd., Traverse City(RSVP to Heather at 503-422-6515) Amazon review of Sapiens: From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club | Comments Off

Book Club: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Linnaea Melcarek

Saturday, February 23, 2019 Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann 4 p.m., location Chris and Mella’s house (RSVP to Mella at mmccormick@nmc.edu) GT Humanists Book Club will gather to discuss the book Killers of the Flower Moon by … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Club, What's New | Comments Off

Book Club: Steven Pinker’s “Enlightenment Now”

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Linnaea Melcarek

Sunday, September 30 2018 We’ll meet at Gregg and Sue’s house to discuss Steven Pinker’s latest book, “Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress.” RSVP to Sue at librarygirl1963@hotmail.com

Posted in Book Club, What's New | Comments Off