Book Club is a reading group led by a volunteer DVAA Member each month. This is a public program. To participate in this program, read the book, and join the discussion on Zoom.

July 15, 2026: The Maverick’s Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream by Blake Gopnick  

“The Maverick’s Museum offers a vivid picture of one of America’s great eccentrics. The sheer ferocity of Barnes’s democratic ambitions left him with more enemies than allies among people of all classes, but for a circle of intimates, he was a model of intelligence, generosity, and loyalty. In this compelling portrait, Gopnik reveals a life shaped by contradictions, one that left a lasting impact.”