Important Dates to Remember!

Program Start: Saturday, June 1
Halfway Point: Tuesday, July 16
Program End: Saturday, August 31
Tracker Due: Wednesday, September 4
Reading Program Wrap-Up Party: Friday, September 6

Program Perks!

-Shop All summmer long at Bear’s Books for 10% off! (Show your tracker.)
-Coupons & offers from our program partners
-July 16-21 halfway book raffle (Bring your tracker and show 5 books read for your chance to win!)

In Victorian-era Louisville, the Home for Friendless Women is run by benevolent benefactors with one mission: to reform the fallen women who live there into pious mothers and wives through religious lessons and hard work. For Minnie, the daughter of the religious couple who founded the charity, the Home is her mother’s idea of a cautionary tale. But as Minnie prepares for the Home’s silver anniversary party, she finds herself questioning the cost of good intentions-and grappling with a terrible secret that has the power to unravel the Home entirely.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Hosted by Christyanne Gaspar

Join Christyanne Gaspar in a discussion of Break the Cycle, which explains different types of trauma, how trauma can be inherited, and ways in which people can heal and prevent trauma being passed on to future generations.

Thurs., June 6, 2024, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
at Bear’s Books, 835 Forsyth St., Macon, GA 31201
Light Refreshments will be served

Join Maria Andrade of ABC Breathe for a discussion of the New York Times Bestseller, Breath by James Nestor

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

Sisters, Amelia and Emily Nagoski, use their professional expertise to educate women about closing the gap between women’s life experiences and the expectations of women. The book focuses on techniques for understanding and overcoming exhaustion and overwhelm.

Richard Russo’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel takes place in the town of Empire Falls where Miles Roby’s past and present lives collide in such a way that he questions his current path.

In 1965, a young nurse, Frankie McGrath, decides to join the Army Nurse Corps and follow her brother’s path to serve in Vietnam.