Fall/Winter 2026/2027
Topic: “Evolution of Fantasy from Its Origins to Present Day”
Presenter: Dr. Chris LeCluyse
September 17, 2026
Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women
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By George MacDonald,
The Sword of Welleran
By Lord Dunsany
October 8, 2026
The Hobbit – Part 1
By J.R.R. Tolkien
October 22, 2026
The Hobbit – Part 2
By J.R.R. Tolkien
November 12, 2026
A Wizard of Earthsea
By Ursula K. LeGuin
January 14, 2027
The Raven Tower – Part 1
By Anne Leckie
January 28, 2027
The Raven Tower – Part 2
By Anne Leckie
February 11, 2027
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
By Nghi Vo
Spring 2027
Topic: “Women’s Bodies in Medical Spaces.”
Presenter: Dr. Raven Haymond
Origins and Persistence of Medical Bias
February 25, 2027
All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies and Why It Matters Today
By Elizabeth Comen
March 11, 2027
Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick
By Maya Dusenbery
Midwifery & Reproduction
March 25, 2027
The Frozen River
By Ariel Lawhon
April 8, 2027
The Pull of the Stars
By Emma Donoghue:
Race, Class, and Bias in Biomedical Science
April 22, 2027
Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology
By Deirdre Cooper Owens
May 13, 2027
Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women’s Pain
By Abby Norman
Connecting the Past to the Present
May 27, 2027
The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine
By Janice P. Nimura
Daria Lunch meetings are held at
The Office and Conference Center of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah
75 South 200 E SLC, UT 84111
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The next DARIA meeting is on
Thursday September 17 2026
Book: Phantastes,
The Sword of Wellaran
By George McDonald
Lord Dunsany
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Remember Annual Membership dues need to be paid by October.
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Annual Membership Dues $60
In person Lunch Charges $38
Daria book club meets at
75 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Parking on premises, off stree and at St Marks.
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Important Announcements
Members:
Lunch cancellation must be made in time. Otherwise, members will be billed for luncheon fees associated with the missed meeting.
All lunch reservations are automatically made for active Daria members.
For any change -- ie regrets by active members, reservation by inactive members or reservation for a guest -- members must email the Reservations Chair, UtahDaria@yahoo.com
by noon of the Thursday before the meeting day i.e., one week ahead of the meeting date.
Please include your name and date of the meeting that you will not be attending.
ACTIVE Members: reservation is automatic; email regrets by Thursday 7 days before meeting.
INACTIVE Members: email to reserve by Thursday 7 days before meeting.