Foothill Forum Book Club

This book club examines contemporary socio-political issues through nonfiction books, thought-provoking questions, and civil discourse. Held on select Mondays and the last Tuesday of each month. Foothill Forum meets on select Mondays and the last Tuesday of each month from 6:30-7:30pm. Books can be picked up at the Anderson-Foothill branch one month prior to the meeting, while supplies last. Tue, Jan 27, 6:30pm · Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness by Jamil Zaki Tue, Feb 24, 6:30pm · AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference by Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor Mon, Mar 30 & Tue, Mar 31, 6:30pm · The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It by Mary Ann Sieghart Mon, Apr 27 & Tue, Apr 28, 6:30pm · Gunfight: My Battle Against the Industry that Radicalized America by Ryan Busse Tue, May 26, 6:30pm · Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America by Julia Lee Mon, June 29 & Tue, June 30, 6:30pm · The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA by Jorge L. Contreras Mon, July 27 & Tue, July 28, 6:30pm · The Wrong Stuff: How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned by John Strausbaugh Mon, Aug 24 & Tue, Aug 25, 6:30pm · Abundance by Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson Mon, Sep 28 & Tue, Sep 29, 6:30pm · Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food by Chris Van Tulleken Mon, Oct 26 & Tue, Oct 27, 6:30pm · White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Mon, Nov 23 & Tue, Nov 24, 6:30pm · Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will by Robert M. Sapolsky