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Book Discussions with Judy Levin
Intriguing reads beyond the best sellers.
Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra
After America’s entry into WWII, Maria Lagana, an associate producer at Mercury Pictures, rises through a maze of conflicting politics, divided loyalties and jockeying positions until a man from her imprisoned father’s past threatens her carefully constructed facade. Get the book.
Thursday, April 11, 10 AM • SIGN UP
Thirsty Thursdays
A book discussion for 20- and 30-somethings.
True Biz by Sara Nović
Taking readers into a residential school for the deaf, this coming-of-age novel follows three people—a rebellious transfer student, the school’s golden boy and the headmistress—as they each deal with personal and political crises and find their lives inextricable from one another—and changed forever.
Thursday, April 18, 6 PM • SIGN UP on Meetup
Book Discussions with Judy Levin
Intriguing reads beyond the best sellers.
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
A scientist from Australia and a Nigerian-American art historian become connected by their shared interest in a 19th century race horse, one studying its remains, the other uncovering the history of the Black horsemen who were critical to its success.
Thursday, May 9, 10 AM • SIGN UP
Thirsty Thursdays
A book discussion for 20- and 30-somethings.
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
This stunning story of the author’s struggle to break free of her strict Rastafarian upbringing ruled by a father whose rigid beliefs, rage and paranoia led to violence shows how found her own power and provides a unique glimpse into a rarefied world we know little about.
Thursday, May 16, 6 PM • SIGN UP on Meetup
Novel Night Book Discussion - One Book
Captivating fiction you might have missed.
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
When Edith, her best friend of 42 years, succumbs to ovarian cancer, spending her last days at a hospital near her, Ashley, stumbling around into heartbreak, helps Edith celebrate her life as they reminisce, hold on and try to let go.
Tuesday, May 21, 7 PM • SIGN UP
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