AndersonDems Non-Fiction Book Club

When October 17, 2026 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT · one of 4 dates through Nov 17
Where Anderson County Democratic Party, Oak Ridge, TN
Hosted by The Anderson County Democratic Party
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AndersonDems Non-Fiction Book Club

Join us for our Non-Fiction Book Club — a laid-back, come-as-you-are space to read, think, and talk about the real world with good people.

Each month we pick one nonfiction title (history, politics, organizing, biography, science — anything that helps us make sense of what’s happening) and spend about an hour swapping takeaways, questions, and “wait… did you catch that part?” moments.

No pressure: you do not have to finish the whole book to join the discussion. Bring your notes, your curiosity, and a friend. We’ll kick off with a quick recap, then open it up for conversation.

Choose a time that works for you: we’re hosting two identical sessions of the same book on the same day — 2:00 PM (afternoon) and 6:30 PM (evening).

2026 Book List

– January: Lawless — Leah Litman
– February: Separation of Church and Hate — John Fugelsang
– March: How to Stand Up to a Dictator — Maria Ressa
– April: Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America — Heather Cox Richardson
– May: Giving Up Is Unforgivable — Joyce Vance
– June: Liar’s Kingdom — Andrew Weismann
– July: Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy — David N. Hurd and Jon D. Michaels
– August: The Death of Expertise — Tom Nichols

2025 Highlights: On Tyranny (Timothy Snyder) • The 1619 Project (ed. Nicole Hannah-Jones) • Navalny (Alexei Navalny) • Rediscovery of America (Ned Blackhawk) • Nexus (Yuval Noah Harari) • On Freedom (Timothy Snyder) • Who Is Government? (ed. Michael Lewis) • Erasing History (Jason Stanley) • Science Under Siege (Michael E. Mann)

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