Join us for a discussion of James M. Cain's Double Indemnity and the 1944 film version of the book of the same title directed by Billy Wilder. Discussion led by Ann Perks.

Join us for a discussion of Aloft by Chang-rae Lee. Discussion led by Judy Levin.

WORTH

Following the horrific 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Congress appoints attorney and renowned mediator Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) to lead the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Assigned with allocating financial resources to the victims of the tragedy, Feinberg and his firm's head of operations, Camille Biros (Amy Ryan), face the impossible task of determining the worth of a life to help the families who had suffered incalculable losses. When Feinberg locks horns with Charles Wolf (Stanley Tucci), a community organizer mourning the death of his wife, his initial cynicism turns to compassion as he begins to learn the true human costs of the tragedy.

Join us for a discussion of James M. Cain's Double Indemnity and the 1944 film version of the book directed by Billy Wilder. The film can be streamed through Kanopy. Discussion led by Ann Perks.

Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Refugee High: Coming of Age in America by Elly Fishman. All are welcome.

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Shadow Divers: The True Adventures of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson and The Passenger by F. R. Tallis.

Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar. All are welcome.

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of Shadow Divers: The True Adventures of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson and The Passenger by F. R. Tallis.

ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

In 1973, kidnappers demand $17 million from billionaire J. Paul Getty in exchange for his grandson's release.  Getty refuses to pay the perpetrators a single penny despite the desperate pleas from his former daughter-in-law, Gail, and adviser Fletcher Chase. With nowhere else to turn, Gail and Fletcher soon become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the teen's life.

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of The Chain by Adrian McKinty.

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of The Chain by Adrian McKinty.

Over three weeks, this guided discussion series of classics will read Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe's 1958 narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. The discussions will be led by returning leader Joseph Alulis of the University of Chicago's Basics Program.

Judy Levin will lead a discussion of Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper. All are welcome.

Judy Levin will lead a discussion of The Cold Millions by Jess Walter. All are welcome.

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.

NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS

Faced with an unintended pregnancy and a lack of local support, Autumn and her cousin, Skylar, travel across state lines to New York City on a fraught journey of friendship, bravery and compassion.

Ann Perks will lead a discussion of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.