Adult Book Discussion: It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis

Read. Be inspired. Discuss.

We're hosting a book discussion in person at the library. If you love to talk about the books you've read, join us for a lively discussion of It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis, which will be available as an e-book in Libby as well as physical library copies which can be checked out. The first 10 people to register for this program can be given copies of the book provided generously by Friends of Sherwood Public Library.

Email us at askusSPL@sherwoodoregon.gov to register for this program.

From the publisher:

A New England newspaper editor fights to destroy the fascist dictatorship established by President Berzelius Windrip in this classic work by the author of Babbit, Arrowsmith, and Main Street that prophesizes the coming of totalitarianism in the United States. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. Written during the Great Depression, when the country was largely oblivious to Hitler's aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a president who becomes a dictator.