The Banister Book Group meets at the Library Annex at 18 Common St. (next to the library) on the last Wednesday of every month, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Each month, copies of the chosen title are available for pickup at the library.
New members always welcome!
February
James
by Percival Everett
Discussion: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. "In an astounding riposte, the much-lauded Everett writes [Huck Finn] as a liberation narrative, told from Jim (or rather James') point of view... An absolutely essential read." -- Booklist
March
The Sweeney Sisters
by Lian Dolan
Discussion: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Maggie, Eliza, and Tricia Sweeney grew up as a happy threesome in the idyllic seaside town of Southport, Connecticut. But their mother's death from cancer fifteen years ago tarnished their golden-hued memories, and the sisters drifted apart. Their one touchstone is their father, Bill Sweeney, an internationally famous literary lion and college professor universally adored by critics, publishers, and book lovers. When Bill dies unexpectedly one June night, his daughters return to their childhood home... As guests pay their respects and reminisce, one stranger, emboldened by whiskey, has crashed the party: it turns out that she too is a Sweeney sister.