Welcome to the WithIt Book Club

Hi! I’m Molly McNair, the Operations Coordinator at WithIt since 2024. Here at the High Point office, I assist our Executive Director with marketing, event planning, admin, and more. Before I joined this organization, I worked in education, and taught English in Hong Kong for two years.

I’m a longtime reader, writer, and book-opinion-haver, and so I couldn’t be more excited to be putting together this book club designed specifically for professional women. Every two months, we’ll be selecting and reading a new book about career development, the home industries, women’s history, and more. See the list below for a selection of future book club reads!

Current Read: “As Is: An Insider’s Guide to Real Estate” by Joan Herlong

Next Meeting: Mid-September, TBD

List of future Book Club reads:

“All the Cool Girls Get Fired” by Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill

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“When Women Ran Fifth Avenue” by Julie Satow

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“Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours” by Corinne Low

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“Beyond Titles: Fearlessly Leading as Your Authentic Self” by Suezette Yasmine Robotham

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“The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women’s Movement” by Susannah Gibson

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“The Secret History of Home Economics” by Danielle Dreilinge

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“Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women’s Bank that Empowered a Generation” by Grace L. Williams

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“Lady Tan’s Circle of Women” by Lisa See (historical fiction, based on the true story of one of China’s first women doctors)

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“A Well-Behaved Woman” by Therese Anne Fowler (historical fiction, based on the life of Alva Vanderbilt)

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Book Club Guidelines

1. It’s fine to show up to the meeting if you haven’t had time to read some/all of the book! You can still listen to the discussion and catch up later.
2. Any format of book is ok: paperback, ebook, audiobook. 
3. Be respectful and give everyone a chance to talk!
4. Email me if you have an idea for a book to add to our list. Bringing it up in our discussion is great too, but if we’re having a fast-paced talk, I might miss it!
5. This is an AI-free space. I know that’s a little controversial, but considering how saturated with AI our lives and workplaces have become, I want this book club to be a short break from all that. I will not be using Chat-GPT to sum up any of our reading material or come up with discussion questions, and I respectfully ask that you do the same.
6. I know everyone is busy, so we will try our best to keep our meetings within the 45-minute limit.