February Book Club

Note: All the upcoming books and those that we didn’t select in the November vote are listed at the bottom of this section.

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.

Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.

Kevin will be moderating this month. Hope you can join us for some thoughtful discussion.

Upcoming books: (March is the next book selection month.)
March: We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality by Jill Elaine Hasday (Steve)
April: Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir by Marsha M. Linehan (Veronica)

Not selected this time:
Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro
Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds by Paul Farmer
Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people by Tracy Kidder
The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America by Greg Grandin
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley
Life Is a Lazy Susan of Sh*t Sandwiches by Jennifer Welch