Progressive Pages: A Woodstock CAN Book Club

Join the Woodstock CAN Book Club!

A laid-back, progressive-minded book club and community hangout! Each meeting, we gather to discuss thought-provoking books, current events, and big ideas in a casual setting over good drinks and better conversation.

Haven’t read the book? No problem. Come anyway! You're welcome to listen, jump into the conversation, or bring your own book or topic to share. This space is about connection, curiosity, and community—not homework.

New faces always welcome. Let’s read, think, and organize together.

On Mondays, D'Floridian serves margarita specials and their usual delicious menu. Check it out here: https://woodstock.dfloridian.com/

Book: On Monday, 11/03, we will discuss Beyond Contempt: How Liberals Can Communicate Across the Great Divide by Erica Etelson.

About the Book:

This book takes on one of the toughest challenges of our time: how to talk across ideological divides without backing down or losing your temper. Etelson, a Powerful Non-Defensive Communication™ facilitator, offers practical tools for building trust, defusing hostility, and expressing your values in ways that actually land.

You can purchase the book AND contribute to a local bookshop online here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/beyond-contempt-how-liberals-can-communicate-across-the-great-divide-erica-etelson/e58d1432c51d5d63?ean=9781771423052&next=t&

Previous Picks

• It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis.

• A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir by Jacinda Ardern

• Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

• Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life by Nicholas D. Kristof

• Nevada by Imogen Binnie

• One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

• Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller