Bookshelf Treasures

Featured book: These Truths by Jill Lepore

A reflection on history and the shaping of a nation

In These Truths, Jill Lepore invites us into a sweeping exploration of the American story — not just the events that shaped the nation, but the deeper questions underneath them. Through history, journalism, politics, and the voices of both celebrated and overlooked people, she examines the ongoing tension between the ideals America was founded upon and the realities people have lived.

This is not simply a history book filled with dates and facts. It is an inquiry into truth itself: How do we know what is true? What happens when truth becomes distorted? And how do we, as citizens and human beings, participate in shaping the future through understanding the past?

Lepore reminds us that America has always been a land of contradictions — built from both courage and conquest, freedom and oppression, hope and division. Yet she also suggests that the willingness to honestly engage with those contradictions is part of the work of democracy and community.

For our circle, this optional September reading offers an opportunity to reflect together on inheritance, responsibility, and the stories that shape collective identity. Rather than seeking one “correct” interpretation, we approach this book with curiosity, compassion, and a willingness to listen deeply to history and to one another.

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026

Time:  6:00PM - 7:30PM (Mountain Time)

Facilitated by Kaye Chatterton, Director of the CAW Wisdom Institute

Capacity: 15

We’ll be exploring a new book each month, with each session dedicated to a different title.

Next class: Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026

Title:  Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Published: June 2024 Pages: 372

Email us with suggestions, croneawakeningwisdom.@gmail.com

Recommend purchase of used books from Ebay.com/ or your public library.