Book Discussion: Gather: Vermont Reads 2024-25 Selection

Join us for a book discussion of this year’s Vermont Reads selection, Gather by Vermont author Kenneth M. Cadow.

Ian, a 15-year-old in rural Vermont struggles to hold on to the family home while his mother recovers from addiction in this striking debut novel.

"Cadow's debut novel portrays a challenging coming-of-age story in rural Vermont with warmth, humor, and insight. Ian observes the turmoil that surrounds him with bewilderment and deadpan humor. Cadow captures Ian's engaging naïveté, which is tempered by a survivor's unflappability and a blossoming sense of irony. A heartfelt novel about the challenges of youth and the value of community."
-Kirkus Reviews 

Kenneth Cadow has been a VT educator for many years, and was serving as principal at Randolph Union High School when he wrote Gather. For a fascinating in-depth article about Kenneth Cadow, go to Seven Days' "From a Cabin in Norwich..."

This discussion will be guided by Vermont Humanities' facilitator Jim Schley, who has been leading book discussion groups for for twenty years. He majored in Literature and Creative Writing and minored in Native American Studies at Dartmouth College, and holds an M.F.A. in poetry from Warren Wilson College. He has worked as a book editor for many years, is a regular contributor to Seven Days and the author of two books.

Free copies of the book will be available at the library starting Friday, December 13. Ask at the second floor desk for your copy.

This is a hybrid program. For the Zoom link, please email sbplprograms@southburlingtonvt.gov

This event is supported in part by Vermont Humanities.