Virtual Book Club Adds Events
The Montana 250th Commission is pleased to announce the updated schedule for its “Montana Reads: The Treasure State’s Book Club” program through April 2026.
The year-long series of virtual events is designed to build excitement around the United States’ 250th birthday in 2026. The club is a monthly online book discussion that will cover exciting topics and figures from United States, Montana and tribal history.
All “Montana Reads” events will be held by Zoom on the second Thursday of each month, from 6:30–7:30 p.m. Authors of each respective book have agreed to join the conversation live for these upcoming events.
The upcoming schedule of events include Nov. 13 – Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics by H.W. Brands; Dec. 11 – The Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena Zabin; Jan. 8 – American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard; Feb. 12 The Remarkable Cause: A Novel of James Lovell and the Crucible of the Revolution by Jean C. O’Connor; March 12 – A History of Montana in 101 Places: Sites and Stories from the Montana Historical Society and April 9 – One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West before Lewis and Clark by Colin G. Calloway.
Each month, a member of the Montana 250th Commission will lead a presentation and discussion on books that explore myriad aspects of our shared history - from the Founding Fathers to Montana statesmen and women, cultural traditions to amazing innovations.
These monthly discussions will feature conversations around the books’ central themes, seeking applications to current challenges and initiatives facing our state and nation. Montanans are encouraged to participate in any and all of these events that they find interesting, and where possible to read the book in advance.
Past events have included authors Stephen Fried (Rush: Revolution, Madness and the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father), Garrett Graff (The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11), and Marc C. Johnson (Mansfield and Dirksen: Bipartisan Giants of the Senate).
To learn more about the commission, or become a partner organization, please visit america250mt.org or email mt250@mt.gov. To register for events, please visit mths.mt.gov/education/index1. You will then be sent a Zoom link for that individual event.
