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Interested in a Zoom Book Club to Discuss Tom Levenson’s Book ‘So Very Small’?

by WaterGirl|  March 1, 20262:30 pm| 27 Comments

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Re-upping this announcement from Wednesday.

Interested in a Zoom Book Club to Discuss Tom Levenson’s Book 'So Very Small'?

Hey everybody,

Anybody interested in having a Zoom book club to talk about Tom’s book, So Very Small?

Tom is super flexible, so we can talk about arguments in book and the relevance of the book today and /or we can use the book as a jumping off point for discussion.

It’s looking like we will start in 3-4 weeks, zooming the first two weeks of April, to give you guys time to read the book if you’re interested.

If you’re interested in reading / discussing this book, let us know in the comments!

⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️

SAVE THE DATES

Wednesdays
April 8 and April 15
8 pm Eastern time

Zooms will start on time and will last 90 minutes.

⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️

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We will raffle off a signed copy of one of Tom’s books – only participants in the zooms will be eligible for that.

If you want to participate but aren’t in a position right now to buy the book, let us know in the comments or send me email.  I’m sure we’ll be able to pair you up with someone to supply a book.

TO RSVP and get the Zoom link

Send email to WaterGirl and reference Tom or the book in the subject of your message!  And don’t forget to include your nym. :-)

I will send out the Zoom links the week of the first zoom, and the same link will work for both.  So not to worry if you have RSVP’d but you didn’t hear back from me.

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    27Comments

    1. 1.

      WaterGirl

      March 1, 2026 at 2:49 pm

      I thought for sure there would be people who had missed the first announcement!1

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    2. 2.

      WTFGhost

      March 1, 2026 at 2:53 pm

      @WaterGirl: There have been some bits of news that might have knocked something “So Very Small” out of people’s minds, as well.

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    3. 3.

      Tom Levenson

      March 1, 2026 at 2:58 pm

      @WTFGhost: unpossible!

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    4. 4.

      Alce _e_ardillo

      March 1, 2026 at 3:26 pm

      I’m definitely interested.

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    5. 5.

      PAM Dirac

      March 1, 2026 at 3:27 pm

      I emailed a RSVP to the first announcement.  If you didn’t get it let me know and I’ll resend.

      Reply
    6. 6.

      WaterGirl

      March 1, 2026 at 3:38 pm

      @PAM Dirac:  You’re good.

      I have email RSVPs from the following people:

      PAM Dirac
      BigG
      Central Planning
      AnthroBabe
      Hank
      Joy in FL
      TPO
      Tenar

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    7. 7.

      WaterGirl

      March 1, 2026 at 3:39 pm

      @Alce _e_ardillo:  Great!

      Be sure and send an email to RSVP, and be sure to include your nym and some reference to Tom or the book club or the name of the book.

      Reply
    8. 8.

      JaySinWA

      March 1, 2026 at 3:44 pm

      @Tom Levenson: It’s such a small thing, I think we just lost sight of it in the news

      ETA I may have forgotten my reading glasses.

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    9. 9.

      Fair Economist

      March 1, 2026 at 3:54 pm

      I’m interested but I’m currently planning to be traveling the 8th so I don’t know if I’m actually going to be available and won’t really know until the time (long drive planned.)

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    10. 10.

      AJC

      March 1, 2026 at 4:32 pm

      Listened to the audiobook version…..excellent factual storytelling. Spoiler: terrible outcome for the 19th century Hungarian Doctor who put together the cause and spread of the highly infectious “child bed fever”.  He lost himself….likely after realizing his part in the death of so many otherwise healthy mothers.

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      WaterGirl

      March 1, 2026 at 4:40 pm

      @Fair Economist: Then I recommend that you RSVP so I can send you the link in April.

      That way you’ll have the zoom link if it turns out you can attend.

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    12. 12.

      Tom Levenson

      March 1, 2026 at 5:13 pm

      Thanks to everyone who’s interested and especially thanks to the folks saying such kind things about So Very Small. This means you, AJC!

      Reply
    13. 13.

      SiubhanDuinne

      March 1, 2026 at 5:14 pm

      Yes, indeed. I would love to participate!

      Reply
    14. 14.

      twbrandt

      March 1, 2026 at 5:35 pm

      RSVP’d. I read So Very Small when it was first released and found it absolutely fascinating. I’m looking forward to Tom’s new book coming out soon.

      I can make the 8th, but not the 15th.

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    15. 15.

      RevRick

      March 1, 2026 at 5:37 pm

      Ordered the book..

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    16. 16.

      Karen H

      March 1, 2026 at 5:38 pm

      Just sent my RSVP.

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    17. 17.

      WaterGirl

      March 1, 2026 at 5:40 pm

      We got 10 more RSVPs today!

      (Including you guys at #13 thru #16)

      That makes 18 so far.

      Reply
    18. 18.

      Elizabelle

      March 1, 2026 at 5:43 pm

      I’m up for it!  Just ordered the book.

      Reply
    19. 19.

      leeleeFL

      March 1, 2026 at 5:57 pm

      Where to buy this book please?

      I can’t do the Zoom discussions, I work on Wednesday nights!

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    20. 20.

      Timill

      March 1, 2026 at 6:05 pm

      @leeleeFL: Any bookshop should be able to get it for you, as should a library.

      Here’s the Kindle link.

      Reply
    21. 21.

      Nelle

      March 1, 2026 at 6:06 pm

      Sign me up.

      Reply
    22. 22.

      Torrey

      March 1, 2026 at 6:07 pm

      I just RSVP’d via email. (And I absolutely love the fact that the full phrase in French has become a single word in English, capable of conjugation and possessing all the rights and responsibilities of other English verbs.)

      Reply
    23. 23.

      Tom Levenson

      March 1, 2026 at 6:19 pm

      @Torrey: Ain’t language grand!

      Reply
    24. 24.

      WaterGirl

      March 1, 2026 at 6:39 pm

      @Nelle:  Yay!

      TO RSVP and get the Zoom link

      Send email to WaterGirl and reference Tom or the book in the subject of your message!  And don’t forget to include your nym. :-)

      I will send out the Zoom links the week of the first zoom, and the same link will work for both.  So not to worry if you have RSVP’d but you didn’t hear back from me.

      Reply
    25. 25.

      Barry

      March 1, 2026 at 6:53 pm

      I am interested!

      Reply
    26. 26.

      JaySinWA

      March 1, 2026 at 9:50 pm

      The online copy was checked out but I read the first six chapters as a sample from my library. So if you are having trouble finding the whole thing right now, you might get a start there.

      Reply
    27. 27.

      WaterGirl

      March 2, 2026 at 8:39 pm

      @Barry:  Great!

      If you haven’t already RSVP’d by email, please send me email.

      Reply

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