Books, Brews and Banter

Grab your cup of coffee or tea and join the members of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in West Des Moines, Iowa, as we talk about some of our favorite books.

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Fiction to Consider, July 2020

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OUT OF THE EASY, BY RUTA SEPETYS It's 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie M...

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, by David Epstein

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In Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World , David Epstein began with a theme that resonated strongly with the liberal arts...

Monday, July 13, 2020

Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel

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Emily St. John Mandel’s novel, Station Eleven, begins with famous actor Arthur Leander’s real-life death as he plays the role of King L...

Friday, May 29, 2020

Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee

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Pachinko is largely a game of chance, a combination of a pinball and a slot machine, with balls subtly manipulated behind the scenes by...

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Burn Scars, by Patricia Prijatel

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COMMENTS FROM BBB MEMBERS: As I read this beautifully written memoir, it was like having my own sense of loss affirmed by someone w...

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Pigs in Heaven, by Barbara Kingsolver

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Pigs in Heaven (1994) is a sequel to Kingsolver’s debut 1988 novel The Bean Trees —in which Taylor, a young woman whose driving ambit...

Friday, March 6, 2020

Songs of America, by Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw

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In Songs of America , Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer of Presidents Jon Meacham and Grammy-winning country singer Tim ...

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