On the fourth Monday of each month, we get together at Riverstone Books in McCandless Crossing and discuss the month's book choice - a mix of fiction & non-fiction, with selections curated by our booksellers and chosen by the group.

January's pick is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith has captured the joys of humble Williamsburg life--from “junk day” on Saturdays, when the children of Francie’s neighborhood traded their weekly take for pennies, to the special excitement of holidays, bringing cause for celebration and revelry. Betty Smith has artfully caught this sense of exciting life in a novel of childhood, replete with incredibly rich moments of universal experiences--a truly remarkable achievement for any writer.