At its September meeting, the 2nd-Friday Book Club will discuss Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. One of Entertainment Weekly‘s Best Ten Books of the Year (so far), this book takes the historical truth of the death of Abraham...
Read moreThe 2nd-Friday Book Club: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
At its October meeting, the 2nd-Friday Book Club will discuss The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. This novel, set on the British island of Guernsey right after World War II, is in some ways...
Read moreThe 2nd-Friday Book Club: Interpreter of Maladies
At its November meeting, the 2nd-Friday book club will discuss Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. This anthology of short stories focuses on the Indian experience, with most of the stories involving Indians who are living in the United...
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All are welcome to The 2nd-Friday Book Club. Copies of the current selection are usually available at the circulation desk. For information about this month’s title, please click here.
Read moreThe 2nd-Friday Book Club
All are welcome to The 2nd-Friday Book Club. Copies of the current selection are usually available at the circulation desk. For information about this month’s title, please click here.
Read moreThe 2nd-Friday Book Club
All are welcome to The 2nd-Friday Book Club. Copies of the current selection are usually available at the circulation desk. For information about this month’s title, please click here.
Read moreThe 2nd-Friday Book Club
All are welcome to The 2nd-Friday Book Club. Copies of the current selection are usually available at the circulation desk. For information about this month’s title, please click here.
Read moreThe 2nd-Friday Book Club
All are welcome to The 2nd-Friday Book Club. Copies of the current selection are usually available at the circulation desk. For information about this month’s title, please click here.
Read moreThe 2nd-Friday Book Club
All are welcome to The 2nd-Friday Book Club. Copies of the current selection are usually available at the circulation desk. For information about this month’s title, please click here.
Read moreAfter-Dark Book Club: A Man Called Ove
The After-Dark Book Club will discuss A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. Backman’s novel about the curmudgeon next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. Said Booklist’s review...
Read moreAfter-Dark Book Club: The Whistling Season
At its October meeting, the After-Dark Book Club will discuss The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig. This novel, set in eastern Montana, is narrated by the character Paul Milliron, an aging state superintendent of schools. It’s a recollection of his...
Read moreAfter-Dark Book Club: Deafening
At its November meeting, the After-Dark Book Club will discuss Deafening by Frances Itani. This novel intertwines the topics of deafness and World War I, mostly focusing on Grania O’Neill, a young girl from Ontario, Canada, who becomes deaf after...
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