Co-op Member Book Club
Support local and save!
Franklin Community Co-op member-owners receive discounts every month on new book selections at Federal Street Books.
Save 10% when you purchase 1-4 copies and 15% when you purchase 5 or more, perfect for a book club.
If you are a member and don’t have the discount code, email Peg at: peg.pucino@franklincommunity.coop.
January
Federal Street Books is closed
February
The New Naturals
by Gabriel Bump, $26.99 hardcover
From the Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning author of Everywhere You Don’t Belong, a touching, timely novel–called a “tour de force” by Kaitlyn Greenidge (Libertie) and “wry and astonishing” by Publishers Weekly.
An abandoned restaurant on a hill off the highway in western Massachusetts doesn’t look like much. But to Rio, a young Black woman bereft after the loss of her newborn child, this hill becomes more than a safe haven–it becomes a place to start over. She convinces her husband to help her construct a society underground–somewhere safe, somewhere everyone can feel loved, wanted, and accepted, where the children learn actual history, where everyone has an equal shot.
She locates a Benefactor and soon their utopia begins to take shape. Two unhoused men hear about it and immediately begin their journey by bus from Chicago to get there. A young and disillusioned journalist stumbles upon it and wants in. And a former soccer player, having lost his footing in society, is persuaded to check it out too. But no matter how much these people all yearn for meaning and a sanctuary from the existential dread of life above the surface, what happens if this new society can’t actually work?
March
Micro Activism
by Omkari L Williams, $17.99 paperback
In this age of social justice, those who don’t necessarily want to lead a movement or join a protest march might wonder, “How can I make an impact?” In Micro Activism, former political consultant turned activism coach Omkari Williams shares her expertise in empowering introverts and highly sensitive people to help each of us, no matter our temperament, find our most satisfying and effective activist role. Using Williams’s Activist Archetype tool, readers discover their unique strengths and use this to develop a personal strategy. To ensure sustainable involvement, Williams encourages starting small, working collaboratively, and beginning locally.