Veterans Book Groups
The Humanities and the Experience of WarStories about Veterans Book Groups
“Having literature bring people together is incredibly powerful.”
Carey Russ has helped facilitate two Veterans Book Groups for women at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. “The book groups have been by far the most popular programming we’ve done here,” she says.
Warriors, Books, and Good Conversations
Stephen Kiernan joined the Veterans Book Group at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction on July 13 to discuss his latest novel, The Hummingbird.
Veterans Book Groups Return to Chittenden County
The Vermont Humanities Council’s Veteran Book Groups program returns to the Burlington area with two groups beginning later this summer.
“They read stuff that bubbles up memories.”
Michael Heaney is a retired American History professor, lawyer, and a wounded combat veteran of the Vietnam War. He leads two of the Veterans Book Groups sponsored by Vermont Humanities.