Adult Book Discussion
Wed, Jan 28
|Howard City
Time & Location
Jan 28, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Howard City, 117 W Williams St, Howard City, MI 49329, USA
About the Event
Join us for an Adult Book Discussion on Wednesday, Jan. 28 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Reading Room in the Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library. The January book title is Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray. Copies are available for checkout.
About the Book
Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference.
When she’s not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell’s Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians, artists, and activists, including the millionaire socialite Mary Harriman Rumsey, the flirtatious budding author Sinclair Lewis, and the brilliant but troubled reformer Paul Wilson, with whom she falls deeply in love.
But when Frances meets a young lawyer named Franklin Delano Roosevelt…