This September we are discussing Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kristen Miller.
Beverly Underwood and her arch enemy, Lula Dean, live in the tiny town of Troy, Georgia, where they were born and raised. Now Beverly is on the school board, and Lula has become a local celebrity by embarking on a mission of censorship to rid the public libraries of all inappropriate books—none of which she’s actually read. To replace the “pornographic” books she’s challenged at the local public library, Lula starts her own lending library in front of her home: a cute wooden hutch with glass doors and neat rows of the worthy literature that she’s sure the town’s readers need.
What Lula doesn’t know is that a local troublemaker has stolen her wholesome books, removed their dust jackets, and restocked Lula’s library with banned books: literary classics, gay romances, Black history, witchy spell books, Judy Blume novels, and more. In this unforgettable work of women's fiction, neighbors who borrow books from Lula Dean’s library find their lives changed in unexpected ways. Finally, one of Lula Dean’s enemies discovers the library and decides to turn the tables on her, just as Lula and Beverly are running against each other to replace the town’s disgraced mayor.
About Book Club: Vis Major Brewing’s Book Club meets every third Tuesday of the month in our party room at 6pm. Enjoy a craft beer, cocktail or non-alcoholic beverage and pizza while enjoying an engaging conversation about the book selected for the month. Co-founder Lindsey Clements selects each book and leads the group through a guided discussion, making it easy to participate and pushes the conversation further.