Read the book but come for the discussion and the camaraderie. If you haven’t read the book – come anyway. Maybe after hearing about it, you may want to. Book Club is the fourth Thursday of each month at the Foxcroft Wine Company on Main St., Greenville, at 5:30 p.m. (Just in time for Happy Hour). Because what’s a book club without wine?

For August, we’ll turn to Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond. This is a searing and insightful look into the systems that perpetuate poverty in the U.S., and it challenges us to rethink what we assume about wealth, injustice, and national priorities.