Join us for an in-person Book Club Discussion &/or Cocktail Class on Saturday, January 13th, starting at 4:00 pm in our Reading Lounge!

This adventure features The Six by Loren Grush, BUT PRE-READING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT…

Local Chicago mixologist (Courtney Bay) will be demonstrating how to craft out-of-this-world cocktails from curated drink recipes that compliment the featured story from 4-5 pm in our New Book Joy Reading Lounge (right before our book discussion from 5-6 pm).  You'll get to taste her custom creations and ask any questions you might have too! NOTE: A percentage of the proceeds for this event will directly support this talented artist.

Psst... You can join us for either or both events!

If you've already paid for a Book Tastings Experience or Subscription, the Book Chat is FREE - no need to buy a ticket - just show up for our discussion! You only need to sign up & pay for the additional event...

If you're not signed up for our Book Club and would like to join us for the discussion or paired activity, please sign up and pay for one or both events! You can pick up a physical copy or Book Box with curated reading pairings from the dropdown menu above, or an audiobook from the link below before the event OR join us for the workshop before you dive into the book - your choice!

 CLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIOBOOK COPY 

BOOK SYNOPSIS

The remarkable true story of America's first women astronauts, six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA's Space Shuttle...

When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots - a group then made up exclusively of men - had the right stuff. It was an era in which women were steered away from jobs in science and deemed unqualified for space flight. Eventually, though, NASA recognized its blunder and opened the application process to a wider array of hopefuls, regardless of race or gender. From a candidate pool of 8,000 six elite women were selected in 1978 - Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon.

In The Six, acclaimed journalist Loren Grush shows these brilliant and courageous women enduring claustrophobic - and sometimes deeply sexist - media attention, undergoing rigorous survival training, and preparing for years to take multi-million-dollar payloads into orbit. Together, the Six helped build the tools that made the space program run. One of the group, Judy Resnik, sacrificed her life when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded at 46,000 feet. Everyone knows of Sally Ride's history-making first space ride, but each of the Six would make their mark.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Grown-Ups

OUR BOOKS ARE LISTED BY AGE GROUP to indicate that the content is engaging and appropriate for those selected ages. PLEASE NOTE: They may not be the appropriate reading level for every individual at those ages or may extend beyond the brackets.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

Publisher: Scribner Book Company

Publish Date: September 12, 2023

Pages: 432

Dimensions: 5.9 X 9.0 X 1.2 inches | 1.35 pounds

Language: English

Type: Hardcover

Condition: NEW