Fall Book Selection: 1984
by George Orwell
Sunday, November 2, 2025
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Private Home in Scarsdale

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Published in 1949 to great acclaim, the novel depicts a dystopian society, Oceania, where the totalitarian party controls every aspect of life under the watchful eye of Big Brother. The story follows Winston Smith, a low-ranking Party member who rebels by keeping a diary and engaging in a forbidden love affair with Julia. Many of the book’s themes, including government censorship, mass surveillance, alternative facts, and the manipulation of truth, remain relevant today.

Bronx River Books in Scarsdale Village is offering a 10% discount on the purchase of the book when you mention you are participating in the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale Book Club.

Fall Book Selection: James (2024)
by Percival Everett
Sunday, October 27, 2024
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Private Home in Scarsdale

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Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize and longlisted for the National Book Award, James reimages Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of Jim, the enslaved runaway in the tale. Dwight Garner’s book review that appeared in The New York Times in March 2024 was entitled “Huck Finn Is a Masterpiece. This Retelling Just Might Be Too,” and stated “This is Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful.”

James raises numerous opportunities for discussion about racial identity, the power of language and the written word, and the simultaneously humorous and harrowing journey that Huck and Jim take down the river. Please note that you do not need to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to enjoy and discuss James.

Bronx River Books in Scarsdale Village is offering a 10% discount on the purchase of the book when you mention you are participating in the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale Book Club.