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Upcoming Online Antiwar Book Clubs

These authors are donating their time to meet with you online four times over four weeks. They will mail you a signed copy of their book before the club starts. The money raised will fund the work of World BEYOND War. Click any book club below for all the details. Warning: these book clubs can create lifelong friendships.

"This opportunity was perfect timing (as always) and very much needed! I gained great insight to the immense pressure many/most COs had to deal with not only during this war – but since the beginning of time. I’m forever grateful for Francesco’s devotion to walking his road – and sharing it with the world. His presence on these calls were always focused on each of us finding our way to peace – no matter what. Here’s to the ripple of each of us doing our own work – combined, with the ever growing number of peace & non-violent groups powerful action. May we allow the ripple and peace filled intentions grow. Here’s to creating a world of sustained and ever growing peace. I’m very grateful for the renewed hope I carry from Francesco’s book and our time together."
Sara Foszcz
"I knew the experience would be positive, but I greatly underestimated how deeply rewarding it turned out to be. What an incredible group of beautiful people that came together for this book club!"
Francesco Da Vinci
"Your 'Read-a-Book for four weeks' in April, has become a regular Book Club for us. We didn’t know each other when we met but quickly became positively addicted to each other’s knowledge and our meetings! We continue meeting and setting our own agenda. Thank you for this Terrific idea!"
Sharon Tennison
"Thank you for your role in organising this Book Club with Gary Geddes. It was such a privilege to interact with Gary and so stimulating to share and learn together with everyone else in the group setting. There's nothing quite like hearing a poet reading his or her own works and catching their nuanced pauses, inflections and intonations. It colourises the black and whiteness of the printed words - even though words obviously often evoke technicolour images - the auditory aspect brings to life the delight (or despair) conveyed in the poem. As it is meant to - spoken word and all that! And, we were treated to some glorious poetry written by the participants. It seemed to be impressively meaningful for all involved. So much so that we plan to keep in touch."
Madonna Quixley
"It was an honour and privilege to be a member of this book club. There was much to learn, and learned much from your extensive knowledge of the UN, World Bank, and IMF, and their shortcomings. Learned so much from everyone else in the club, and their deep understanding of how to make the peace process ever more achievable, coming from their unique insights, perspectives, and vast knowledge base. Fairly much of a beginner here in this learning process, but really appreciate the chance to gain new analytical skills and knowledge. Will continue to learn, read, and be peacefully active."
Dan Dresser
"I want to thank you for offering this wonderful experience of exploring war poetry through the superb narrative poetry of Gary. He is an EXCELLENT facilitator & teacher. He had our small group engaged from the very start, and I think we all were inspired by the learning and exchanges we had, and motivated to keep writing for peace! It was truly 'food for the soul' during the dark month of January."
Sally Campbell

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Past and Sold-Out Book Clubs:

Sept. 2026: War Is Still A Racket, and War Is Still A Lie

August 2026: S.K. Rosée, Unbounded Hues

July 2026: Mir Rahimi: Across Mountains, Land & Sea

May 2026: Winslow Myers and Libby Traubman: ONE

April 2026: Leo Sandy, Ashley Greene: Peace Talk

March 2026: Kathy Beckwith with four of her picture books

February 2026: Rose Dyson: Mind Abuse

January 2026: Catherine Besteman: Militarized Global Apartheid

December 2025: Richard Moody: Flying Through Life

November 2025: Robert Fantina: Propaganda, Lies, and False Flags: How the U.S. Justifies Its Wars

October 2025: Timmon Wallis: Nuclear Abolition

September 2025: Kasim and Zar: Our Journey from Afghanistan: A Story of Survival and Hope

August 2025: Stephen Vittoria: Christina and the Whitefish

July 2025: Nathan J. Robinson: The Myth of American Idealism

June 2025: Rivera Sun: The Dandelion Insurrection

May 2025: Farzana Doctor: 52 Weeks to a Sweeter Life

April 2025: Francis Shor: Peace Advocacy in the Shadow of War

March 2025: Julie Lillie and Carey Seeley Dzierzak: Empowering Peace and Justice Education

February 2025: MV Ramana: Nuclear Is Not the Solution

January 2025: Robert Keeler: Sacred Soldier

December 2024: Peter Phillips: Titans of Capital

November 2024: Aran Shetterly: Morningside

October 2024: Suzanne Hassan Hammad: Emplaced Resistances in Occupied Palestine

September 2024: Linda Marie Richards: Making the Unseen Visible

August 2024: David Swanson: NATO What You Need to Know

July 2024: Rivera Sun: River Dragon

June 2024: Judith Lipton: Strength Through Peace

May 2024: Timmon Wallis: Warheads to Windmills

April 2024: Phill Gittins: A Global Security System

March 2024: Nicolas Davies: War in Ukraine

February 2024: Ed Horgan: Writing the Wrongs of Human Rights

January 2024: Linda Dittmar: Tracing Homelands

December 2023: Tim Bakken: The Cost of Loyalty

November 2023: David Hartsough: Waging Peace

October 2023: Peter J. Manos: Shadows

September 2023: David Swanson: The Monroe Doctrine at 200 and What to Replace it With

August 2023: Norman Solomon: War Made Invisible

July 2023: Christian Sorensen: Understanding the War Industry

June 2023: Marie Dennis with Pope Francis’ book Againt War

May 2023: Joel Eis: Standin’ in a Hard Rain

April 2023: Paul Engler: This Is An Uprising

March 2023: Matthew Legge: Are We Done Fighting?

February 2023: Vincent Intondi: African Americans Against the Bomb

January 2023: Gary Geddes: The Ventriloquist

December 2022: William Timpson: Learning Life’s Lessons

November 2022: Rivera Sun: The Crown of Light

October 2022: Alfred de Zayas: Building a Just World Order

September 2022: Francesco Da Vinci: I Refuse to Kill

August 2022: Jeff Cohen: Cable News Confidential

July 2022: Gareth Porter: Manufactured Crisis

June 2022: Patricia Hynes: Hope But Demand Justice

May 2022: Helen Caldicott: Sleepwalking to Armageddon

April 2022: Sharon Tennison: The Power of Impossible Ideas

March 2022: Yves Engler: Stand on Guard for Whom?

February 2022: Kathy Beckwith: A Mighty Case Against War

January 2022: Dahr Jamail: The End of Ice

December 2021: Michael Nagler: The Third Harmony

November 2021: Stephen Vittoria: Murder Incorporated

October 2021: David Vine: The United States of War

September 2021: Kathy Kelly: Bending the Arc

August 2021: Ann Wright, Dissent: Voices of Conscience

July 2021: Rivera Sun, The Way Between

June 2021: David Hartsough, Waging Peace

June 2021: John Horgan, The End of War

May 2021: David Swanson, Leaving World War II Behind 

September 2020: David Swanson, War Is A Lie

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