Let's Continue the Conversation

Download the discussion guide for Your Verdict: A Judge’s Reckoning with Law and Loss, and reach out if you'd like me to join your book club discussion.

I've loved book clubs for many years and have belonged to many wonderful groups along the way. I know how meaningful the conversations around a book can become, and I hope the downloadable discussion guide enriches your reading experience and sparks thoughtful conversation about my memoir.

If your book club is reading Your Verdict: A Judge’s Reckoning with Law and Loss, I would be delighted to join your discussion. I’m happy to speak with book clubs to answer questions, discuss the themes and ideas in the memoir, and share more about my writing process and personal journey.

Download the discussion guide below, and if you'd like to invite me to your book club, please contact me at jackiestjoan@earthlink.net.

PERFECT FOR BOOK CLUBS DISCUSSING:

  • Justice and its limits

  • Feminism and women in authority

  • Race and family rupture

  • Public life vs. private identity

  • Moral ambiguity

  • Memoir and literary nonfiction