Leigh’s Book Clubs
I invite you to join me and my co-hosts as we share our love for the classical conversations that inform our love of Christ. No preparations are needed, but it would be helpful to have the club’s book in hand. Learn more by participating!

HOW TO ENJOY THE BOOK CLUBS
Welcome to relaxed conversations about interesting books with Leigh Bortins. No preparation is required, but it definitely helps to have the book in hand. Just click the book club to find the Zoom link and join in the discussion with some of Leigh’s favorite authors.

BOOK CLUB CALENDAR AND RESOURCES
Numeracy: Singular Space
- Jan 9: Ex Nihilo
- Jan 16: Number Notation
Arithmetic: Linear Space
- Jan 26: Comparison
- Jan 30: Addition & Subtraction
- Feb 6: Multiplication
- Feb 13: Division
- Feb 20: Exponentiation
- Feb 27: Equations
Geometry: Planar Space
- Mar 6: Straight Lines
- Mar 13: Intersected Lines
- Mar 20: Curved Lines
- Mar 27: Polygons
- Apr 3: Circles & Ellipses
- Apr 10: Constructions
- Apr 17: Assessment
- Aug 21: Triangles in Circles
- Aug 28: Intersected Shapes
- Sep 4: Transformations
Astronomy: Human Space
- Sep 11: Open Shapes
- Sep 18: Solid Shapes
- Sep 25: Locations
- Oct 2: Populations
Harmonics: Intersecting Spaces
- Oct 9: Matrices
- Oct 16: Rates
- Oct 23: Rate of Change
- Oct 30: Accumulated Change
Imagination: n-Space
- Nov 6: Complex Numbers
- Nov 13: Proofs
- Nov 20: Seeing the Unseen
- None (Thanksgiving): Reflection

BOOK CLUB CALENDAR AND RESOURCES
Scribblers at Home
- Jan 5: Old World Echoes by CCMM
- Jan 12: Exploring the Heavens with Uncle Paul by CCMM
- Jan 19: Senators of Rome by CCMM
- Jan 26: A Dad’s Guide to Classical Education by Robert Bortins
Foundations
- Feb 2: The Core by Leigh Bortins
- Feb 9: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (Valentines Special)
- Feb 16: The Question by Leigh Bortins
- Feb 23: The Conversation by Leigh Bortins
Essentials
- Mar 2: Our Mother Tongue by Nancy Wilson
- Mar 9: The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (Easter Special)
- Mar 16: The War Against Grammar by David Mulroy
- Mar 23: Teaching the Classics with Adam Andrews
- Mar 30: Teaching Writing Structure and Style by Andrew Pudewa
Words Aptly Spoken: Children’s Literature
(Click to Purchase)
- Apr 6: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Apr 13: Amos Fortune, Freeman by Elizabeth Yates
- Apr 20: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
- Apr 27: Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody
Words Aptly Spoken: American Literature
(Click to Purchase)
- May 4: Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
- May 11: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- May 18: Harvey by Mary Chase
- May 25: Born Again by Charles Colson
Integrated Strands
- June 1: Quick Flip Arithmetic by CCMM
- June 8: Trivium Tables: Latin by CCMM
- June 15: Analogies for All of Us by CCMM
- June 22: Words Apt Spoken: Socratic Dialogues by CCMM
- June 29: Soul of Science by Nancy Pearcey and Charles Thaxton
Parent Resources
- July 6: Beauty for Truth’s Sake by Stratford Caldecott
- July 13: The Case for Classical, Christian Education by Doug Wilson
- July 20: Classical Education Made Approachable by CCMM
- July 27: Norms and Nobility by David Hicks
Words Aptly Spoken: British Literature
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- Aug 3: Beowulf by Unknown
- Aug 10: Pigrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
- Aug 17: Father Brown by GK Chesteron
- Aug 24: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Aug 31: Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
Free Market Economics
- Sep 7: Not Your to Give by Edward S Ellis
- Sep 14: The Money Mystery by Richard Marbury
- Sep 21: Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Marbury
- Sep 28: The Blue Stocking Guide to Economics by Jane Williams
Poetry
- Oct 5: The Brightest Heaven of Invention by Peter Liehart with Much Ado about Nothing
- Oct 12: Roar on the Other Side by Suzanne U Rhodes
- Oct 19: Invitation to the Psalms by Rolf and Karl Jacobson
- Oct 26: Marvelous to Behold by Courtney Sanford
Ancients
- Nov 2: Heroes of the City of Man by Peter Leithart with Euripedes
- Nov 9: Heroes of the City of Man by Peter Leithart with Oedipus
- Nov 16: Heroes of the City of Man by Peter Leithart with The Aeneid
- Nov 23: The Mayflower Compact (Thanksgiving Special)
- Nov 30: Heroes of the City of Man by Peter Leithart with the Odyssey
Leadership Books
- Dec 7: Listening for Heaven’s Sake by Gary Sweeten
- Dec 14: The Peacemaker by Ken Sande
- Dec 21: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson (Christmas Special)
- Dec 28: Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

BOOK CLUB CALENDAR AND RESOURCES
Abolition: Overcoming the Christian Establishment by Kevin R Novak
(Click to Purchase)
- January 5
- January 12
- January 19
- January 26
Thank God for Bitcoin by Jimmy Song et all
(Click to Purchase)
- February 2
- February 9
- February 16
- February 23
Knowledge and Power by George Gilder
(Click to Purchase)
- March 2
- March 9
- March 16
- March 23
- March 30
Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlett
(Click to Purchase)
- April 6
- April 13
- April 20
- April 27
Is Public Education Necessary? by Samuel Blumenfeld
(Click to Purchase)
- May 4
- May 11
- May 18
- May 25
That Hideous Strength: A Deeper Look at How the West Was Lost by Melvin Tinker
(Click to Purchase)
- June 1
- June 8
- June 15
- June 22
- June 29
Words Aptly Spoken: American Documents with –
(Click to Purchase)
- July 6: Declaration of Independence
- July 13: The Article of Confederation
- July 20: The US Constitution
- July 27: The Northwest Ordinance
Sheckles with Shackles by Christian Education Initiative
(Click to Purchase)
- August 3
The Beautiful Tree by James Tooley
(Purchase Link Coming Soon)
- August 10
- August 17
- August 24
- August 31
Freedomnomics by John R. Lott, Jr.
(Click to Purchase)
- September 7
- September 14
- September 21
- September 28
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels by Alex Epstein
(Click to Purchase)
- October 5
- October 12
- October 19
- October 26
Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Greg Koukl
(Click to Purchase)
- November 2
- November 9
- November 16
- November 23
- November 30
Romans 13: The Tre Meaning of Submission by Timothy Baldwin and Chuck Baldwin
(Click to Purchase)
- December 7
- December 14
- December 21
- December 28
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