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Novel Ideas Book Club
2026-08-17 18:00:00 2026-08-17 19:00:00 America/Chicago Novel Ideas Book Club Join us at the Zablocki Library for a discussion of Less: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer Zablocki Branch - Community Room

Monday, August 17
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-08-17 18:00:00 2026-08-17 19:00:00 America/Chicago Novel Ideas Book Club Join us at the Zablocki Library for a discussion of Less: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer Zablocki Branch - Community Room

Zablocki Branch

Community Room

Join us at the Zablocki Library for a discussion of Less: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer

Less: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer    Receiving an invitation to his ex-boyfriend's wedding, Arthur, a failed novelist on the eve of his fiftieth birthday, embarks on an international journey that finds him falling in love, risking his life, reinventing himself, and making connections with the past.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club/Discussion |

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