Books & Brunch to discuss "The Demon of Unrest" at Nov. 16 virtual meeting

The Books & Brunch group will meet virtually at noon, Saturday, Nov. 16,  to discuss Erik Larson's "The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War."

To receive a Zoom link, please email Fay Iudicello at [email protected] by Thursday, Nov. 14. Those who RSVP should expect to receive the invitation at 9 a.m. on Nov. 16.

"The Demon of Unrest" offers a suspenseful account of the five chaotic months between Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency on Nov. 6, 1860 and the Confederacy's shelling of Fort Sumter in Charleston, chronicling the errors, miscommunications and betrayals that ultimately shattered the country. 

Planning ahead? The group plans to discuss "The Vegetarian" by Han Kang, the recent winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Literature at its meeting scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 21.