Brandon Book Club announces January read

The Brandon Book Club, organized for people who enjoy reading a variety of books, will meet from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Brandon Community Library, 305 S. Splitrock Blvd.

The January book is Catherine the Great by Robert Massie. Good Reads praises the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s “historical accuracy, deep understanding, felicity of style, mastery of detail, ability to shatter myth and … genius for finding and expressing a human drama” in this “tale of a princess who went to Russia at 14 and became one of the most powerful women in history. 

“Born into minor German nobility, she transformed herself into an empress by sheer determination. Possessing a brilliant, curious mind, she devoured the works of Enlightenment philosophers, and reaching the throne, tried using their principles to rule the vast, backward empire. She knew or corresponded with notable figures of her time: Voltaire, Diderot, Frederick the Great, Maria Theresa of Austria, Marie Antoinette & John Paul Jones.” 

For more information or to reserve a book, call the Brandon Library at 582-2390.