Cathedral Reads 2024
This summer, the Cathedral Reads program explores Markus Zusak's novel The Book Thief.
This summer, join Cathedral friends to explore the power and pleasure of reading. Beyond the educational benefits, reading instills empathy, affirms, teaches, transports and inspires action. Books matter. This summer we’ll read Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief. Set in Nazi Germany and narrated by Death, The Book Thief tells the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl who finds such freedom in reading that she steals books. Books unite her with others, and she learns how identity, language, and reading intertwine with love and provide a haven in the midst of evil.
Holocaust Museum Houston Tour
Register Here for the Museum Tour
Learn more about the setting of our Cathedral Reads book through a special Museum tour at Holocaust Museum Houston. The guided tour will be of HMH's exhibit Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers.
This trip will provide helpful context to better understand the events at the heart of The Book Thief, but all are welcome to attend regardless of participation in Cathedral Reads. Tickets are $16, registration is required and space is limited, so register soon.
For more information, contact Canon Bradley Varnell at [email protected]
The Book Thief is available in English and Spanish in our Cathedral Bookstore.
Cathedral Reads Summer Events
Sunday, June 2: Kick-off Event
Sunday June 16: Small groups begin
Saturday, July 27: Holocaust Museum Houston Tour (register here)
Sunday, August 18: Cathedral Reads Wrap-Up event