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Thirsty Thursdays
A book discussion for 20- and 30-somethings.
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Leaving her home in post-World War II Ireland to work as a bookkeeper in Brooklyn, Eilis Lacey reluctantly parts with her sister and fragile mother and discovers a new romance in America with a charming Italian man before devastating news threatens her happiness.
Thursday, April 24, 6 PM • SIGN UP on Meetup
Book Discussions with Judy Levin
Intriguing reads beyond the best sellers.
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Exploring the many ways we’re connected to our environment and to one another across time, language and space, this sweeping collection of stories about a single house in the woods of New England is told through the lives of an extraordinary succession of inhabitants. Get the book.
Thursday, May 8 IN PERSON, 10 AM • SIGN UP
Thirsty Thursdays
A book discussion for 20- and 30-somethings.
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
A fortune teller finds an unexpected family on her journeys in this heartwarming and charming fantasy debut.
Thursday, May 15, 6 PM • SIGN UP on Meetup
Novel Night Book Discussion
Captivating fiction you might have missed.
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives. But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books. And by unlocking the secrets of the shelves, they find themselves transported to a world of wonder... where nothing is as it seems.
Tuesday, May 20, 7 PM • SIGN UP
Book Discussions with Judy Levin
Intriguing reads beyond the best sellers.
Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
In 1874, in the wake of the Civil War, 12-year-old ConaLee and her mother, Eliza, who hasn’t spoken in more than a year, seek refuge in a West Virginia mental asylum where they get swept up in the life of the facility—and the mystery behind the man they call the Night Watch.
Thursday, June 12, 10 AM IN PERSON • SIGN UP
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