Literary Pairings Book Discussion Group In-Person
Literary Pairings Book Discussion Group meets on the second Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8 pm from September through June in person, unless otherwise noted. Participants read an assigned classic one month followed by a contemporary read-alike similar in theme, plot, and/or characters the following month. Librarian Ben Hanley leads the discussions and prepares questions. Email is required for group communication. If the registration is full, please contact Ben Hanley at bhanley@barringtonlibrary.org or 401-247-1920 x2 to be placed on the waiting list. Library staff are available to help participants obtain library copies of each book, but it is ultimately the responsibility of each participant to secure their own copy of the book.
2025-2026 Selections
Sept. 10 - The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Oct. 8 - Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
Nov. 12 - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Dec. 10 - Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
Jan. 14 - The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
Feb. 11 - Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
Mar. 11 - As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Apr. 8 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
May 13 - Orlando by Virginia Woolf
June 17 - Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
- Dates & Times:
- 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, September 10, 2025
6:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, October 8, 2025
6:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, November 12, 2025
6:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, December 10, 2025
6:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, January 14, 2026
6:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, February 11, 2026
6:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, March 11, 2026
6:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, April 8, 2026
6:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, May 13, 2026
6:30pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, June 10, 2026
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Residential Properties Meeting Room
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Book Discussions