One of the first documented book clubs was formed by Anne Hutchinson aboard a ship bound for the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634 in order to discuss sermons on Puritan beliefs Although book club membership was predominantly female throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Harry Scherman founded the Book-of-the-Month Club in 1926, a mail-order service […]
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:34PM on March 24, 2024