Upcoming Events
On Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., we will be meeting via Zoom to discuss "The Fraud" by Zadie Smith.
Description
Zadie Smith makes 1860s London feel alive, and recognizable. Her new novel, “The Fraud,” is based on a celebrated 19th-century criminal trial, but it keeps one eye focused clearly on today’s political populism" (New York Times, 2023).
All are welcome to attend.
Learn more about our book group by visiting our group webpage.
On Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., we will be meeting via Zoom to discuss "Yellowface" by R. F. Kuang.
Description
"Her novel became a best seller. The trouble: she didn’t write it. In “Yellowface,” R.F. Kuang satirizes the publishing industry with a tale of a struggling writer who passes off her recently deceased friend’s book as her own" (New York Times, 2023). Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Fiction in 2023.
All are welcome to attend.
Learn more about our book group by visiting our group webpage.
On Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., we will be meeting in the Library Classroom, upper level of Geisel, to discuss "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride.
Description
"James McBride’s latest is a murder mystery inside a great American novel. 'The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store' opens with the discovery of a skeleton in a well, and then flashes back to explore its connection to a town’s Black, Jewish and immigrant history" (New York Times, 2023). Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Historical Fiction.
All are welcome to attend.
Learn more about our book group by visiting our group webpage.
Event details for Book Group "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store"