The Men of TRS Book Club offers a vibrant discussion of a significant and relevant book for the Men of TRS to connect in intellectual discourse. The MoTRS Book Club meets virtually on Thursdays every other month from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
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October 15, 2026: Profiles in Ignorance: How America’s Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber by Andy Borowitz. (NF) – Profiles in Ignorance aims to make us both laugh and cry: laugh at the idiotic antics of public figures, and cry at the cataclysms these icons of ignorance have caused. But most importantly, the book delivers a call to action and a cause for optimism: History doesn’t move in a straight line, and we can change course if we act now.
December 17, 2026 Kaplan’s Plot by Jason Diamond (F) is a novel about Elijah Mendes, a failed tech entrepreneur who returns to Chicago to care for his dying mother, Eve. He uncovers that his grandfather, Yitz Kaplan, was a 1920s Chicago Jewish gangster, leading to a dual-timeline story exploring family secrets, intergenerational trauma, and unexpected bonding
February 11, 2027 Who By Fire – Leonard Cohen in the Sinai by Matti Friedman (NF) , journalist Matti Friedman gives us a riveting account of those weeks in the Sinai, drawing on Cohen’s previously unpublished writing and original reporting to create a kaleidoscopic depiction of a harrowing, formative moment for both a young country at war and a singer at a crossroads
April 8, 2027 Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein (F) WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION ● EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST NOVEL ● A thrilling reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, London’s most gifted pickpocket, liar, and rogue.
June 17, 2027 Antisemitism, an American Tradition (NF) by Pamela S. Nadell is a book the author wishes she didn’t need to write. But countless conversations in the anti-semitic-protest-filled aftermath of Hamas’s October 7th attack against Israel sparked many friends and colleagues to share their own personal experiences of Jew-hatred with her.
