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.

Nov. 18th, 2026: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism by Sebastian Smee

“Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism by Sebastian Smee is a gripping historical and cultural account of Paris’s "Terrible Year" (1870–1871). It explores how the horrific Siege of Paris and the bloody Paris Commune profoundly shaped the emergence of the Impressionist movement.”