BEO BOOK CLUB

HOLD UP. YOU STILL HAVEN’T SIGNED UP? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

WHEN IS THE NEXT MEETING?

Monday, October 26th

IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIAL ABOUT THIS NEXT MEETING?

Why, yes, as a matter of fact! The Book Club and the Movie Club will meet together to discuss the different perspectives of the same story.

WHAT IS THE BOOK?

Patria (Homeland) by Fernando Aramburu

THE 411…

Fernando Aramburu’s Patria (Homeland) follows two Basque families — once close friends — torn apart when ETA’s violence turns one household’s grief into the other’s shame. Moving between past and present, it’s a quiet, devastating look at how a community lives with guilt, loyalty, and the slow, uncertain work of forgiveness.

WHERE CAN I BUY IT?

While we always recommend checking with your local bookstore, you can also buy it on Amazon HERE or on Audible HERE.

HOW WILL WE MEET?

Via Zoom. In order to gain access to this information, we kindly ask you to become a member. It’s free, and you can join right from this page.

SUGGESTED COCKTAIL

Basque Cider & Vermouth — dry Basque cider with a splash of red vermouth, served over ice with an orange peel.

SUBMIT QUESTIONS / TOPICS AHEAD OF TIME…

bookclub@basqueeducational.org

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Mothers Don’t
by Katixa Agirre

[April 13, 2026]
Obabakoak
by Bernardo Atxaga

[July 7, 2025]
In the Footsteps of Smugglers: My Life on a Basque Mountain
Conversation with author Georgina Howard

[December 15, 2025]
Bilbao – New York – Bilbao
Conversation with author Kirmen Uribe

[February 15, 2026]
Shibumi
by Trevanian

[May 12, 2025]
All That Followed
Conversation with author Gabriel Urza

[March 31, 2025]
What We Tried to Bury Grows Here
Conversation with author Julian Zabalbeascoa

[February 24, 2025]
The Nightingale
by Hannah Kristin

[January 6, 2025]
The Toughest Kid We Knew
Conversation with author Frank Bergon

[November 11, 2024]
Voices of the Basque Signet
Conversation with author Gala Gabirondo

[August 26, 2024]
The Surgeon and the Shepherd: Two Resistance Heroes in Vichy France
Conversation with author Meg Ostrum

[July 15, 2024]
The Invisible Guardian
by Dolores Redondo

[June 10, 2024]
Sweet Promised Land
by Robert Laxalt

[April 29, 2024] / Our first meeting
Murder in the Boardinghouse
Conversation with author Elizabette Guéçamburu