About
About Harpeth Hall

We are a college preparatory school for girls in grades 5-12. Families choose Harpeth Hall because of our reputation as a leader in girls' education.
Admission
Welcome to Harpeth Hall

Harpeth Hall is committed to a student body that looks like Nashville—and to the richness that comes with a diverse, increasingly cosmopolitan population.
Academics
Academic Leadership

Academics at Harpeth Hall are challenging -- and also engaging, exciting, and fun. Come learn how we empower academically motivated girls to excel.
Programs
Programs

Harpeth Hall offers a variety of signature programs for our students, parents, and people in our community.
Athletics
Harpeth Hall Honeybears

Harpeth Hall has a rich tradition in athletic competition. Our athletes compete in 13 different sports and have garnered 55 state championships.
Arts
Creative Expression

Our exceptional faculty inspires passions for dance, music, theater, and visual arts.
Student Life
Getting Involved

Students have an opportunity to participate in a number of activities -- from clubs to service.
Giving
Giving

Charitable giving from our donors has built the Harpeth Hall campus and has sustained our program of educational excellence for generations.

About
About Harpeth Hall

We are a college preparatory school for girls in grades 5-12. Families choose Harpeth Hall because of our reputation as a leader in girls' education.
Admission
Welcome to Harpeth Hall

Harpeth Hall is committed to a student body that looks like Nashville—and to the richness that comes with a diverse, increasingly cosmopolitan population.
Academics
Academic Leadership

Academics at Harpeth Hall are challenging -- and also engaging, exciting, and fun. Come learn how we empower academically motivated girls to excel.
Programs
Programs

Harpeth Hall offers a variety of signature programs for our students, parents, and people in our community.
Athletics
Harpeth Hall Honeybears

Harpeth Hall has a rich tradition in athletic competition. Our athletes compete in 13 different sports and have garnered 55 state championships.
Arts
Creative Expression

Our exceptional faculty inspires passions for dance, music, theater, and visual arts.
Student Life
Getting Involved

Students have an opportunity to participate in a number of activities -- from clubs to service.
Giving
Giving

Charitable giving from our donors has built the Harpeth Hall campus and has sustained our program of educational excellence for generations.

Alumnae Book Club

Winter Book Choice

The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss

“Stirring, definitive, and engrossing….Weiss brings a lucid, lively, journalistic tone to the story…The Woman’s Hour is compulsory reading.”—NPR.org

Gathering Date

Winterim for Adults Class offered on
February 12, 2020 from 5:30 - 7:00 PM

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Get a 10% discount at Parnassus Books by mentioning the Harpeth Hall Alumnae Book Club when you purchase the current book choice in store. There will also be a display for the Alumnae Book Club in the Book Club section in Parnassus Books. The discount does not apply online.

Regional Book Club Information

Not in Nashville and interested in hosting a regional book club gathering? Contact the Alumnae Relations Office at alumnaeoffice@harpethhall.org.

Upcoming Books

Spring Book Choice 2020

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Previous Book Choices

Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl

The Summer Book Choice 2019 was Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl

Margaret Renkl is a former Harpeth Hall English teacher and current New York Times writer. Margaret came to Harpeth Hall's campus on August 7, 2019 for a book talk and signing as the official launch of HHConnectHER.

See below for Margaret Renkl's book talk.

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

The Fall Book Choice 2019 was The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. This novel is the sequel to the popular The Handmaid's Tale.

“A fast, immersive narrative that’s as propulsive as it is melodramatic.”
—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

The book club met twice. An evening event occurred on November 12, 2019 with current Harpeth Hall English teachers Denise Croker and Scottie Girgus leading the conversation. The daytime gathering happened on November 20, 2019 at the home of Meredith McDonald Stewart '96 with Jennifer Puryear, author of the literary blog Bacon on the Bookshelf, as the moderator.

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