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Barker Book Club

The Barker Book Club meets four to five times annually to discuss adoption-related titles. Staff from across the organization—from Finance to Post-Adoption—come together to read books that deepen our understanding of adoption, identity, and family. We intentionally select titles that are meaningful to our work and potentially meaningful to those we serve, with an emphasis on lifting the voices of adopted persons, alongside works by birth and adoptive parents.

September 2026 Pick

June 2026 Pick

When We Become Ours: A YA Adoption Anthology

by Emily Marshall, Elena Taylor, Victoria Alves, Linda Baxter, and Nancy Wilkinson

April 2026 Pick

February 2026 Pick

Love Does Not Conquer All

by Peter Mutabazi with Mark Tabb

December 2025 Pick