Literature Circle
FPC Literature Circle
October Literature Circle for 50th Anniversary Year, 2023-2024
Tuesday, October 10 | 1:30 PM | McCullough Room
Featuring a review by Martha Smith of “The Ride of Her Life” by Elizabeth Letts.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean.
“The gift Elizabeth Letts has is that she makes you feel you are the one taking this trip. This is a book we can enjoy always but especially need now.”—Elizabeth Berg, author of “The Story of Arthur Truluv”
Social half-hour at 1:00 PM followed by the review at 1:30 PM. Bring a friend to hear a great story and be reminded of the value of books.
Literature Circle meets from September through May the second Tuesday of each month at 1:00 PM in the McCullough Room. This upcoming 2023-2024 year is the 50th anniversary of the Literature Circle at First Presbyterian Church of San Antonio. We have a half-hour coffee social to greet the members & guests followed by a review of a book listed for that particular month. The reviewers are men & women interested in good literature, i.e. teachers, pastors, church members & staff, authors, etc. Two copies of each book to be reviewed are available in the church library to read beforehand.
The reviews are video-taped each month and are available to view here on the Literature website shortly after the monthly review is finished. Visit the third tab on this page marked “Video Archive” or visit the FPC Literature Circle YouTube Playlist.
Men & women of all faiths are welcome & invited to attend.
Circle Officers
Grace Clouse, Chair and Ellen Frazier, Publicity
Upcoming Reviews
On the second tab on this page, view the list of books to be reviewed for 2023-2024, the 50th anniversary year of Literature Circle.
Tuesdays, September through May | 1:00 PM Social followed by the Review at 1:30 PM | McCullough Room
“I love books. I adore everything about them. I love the feel of the pages on my fingertips. They are light enough to carry, yet so heavy with worlds and ideas. I love the sound of the pages flicking against my fingers. Print against fingerprints. Books make people quiet, yet they are so loud.” Author Nnedi Okorator
Watch Book Reviews on YouTube
YouTube Playlist| Date | Book Image | Book & Reviewer |
|---|---|---|
| September 12 |  |
“East of Eden” by John Steinbeck (This book was reviewed in Sept. 1973), reviewed by Ann Smith |
| October 10 |  |
“The Ride of Her Life” by Elizabeth Letts, reviewed by Martha Smith |
| November 14 |  |
“Brackenridge: San Antonio’s Acclaimed Urban Park” by Lewis F. Fisher, reviewed by Lewis F. Fisher |
| December 12 |  |
“Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty” by Anderson Cooper, reviewed by Tripp Stuart |
| January 9 |  |
“Facing the Mountain” by Daniel James Brown, reviewed by Richard Taylor |
| February 13 |  |
“The Second Life of Mirelle West” by Amanda Skenandore, reviewed by Morgan Fuller |
| March 12 |  |
“The Sandcastle Girls” by Chris Bohjallan, reviewed by Jane Hansen |
| April 9 |  |
“Valley of Shadows” by Rudy Ruiz, reviewed by the author |
| May 14 |  |
“High, Wide, and Lonesome: Growing Up in the Colorado Frontier”
by Hal Borland, reviewed by Suzie and Scott Simpson
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