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Contemporary Classics Book Club
2027-01-25 18:00:00 2027-01-25 19:00:00 America/Chicago Contemporary Classics Book Club Discuss contemporary classic novels from the past ten years selected by East Branch Librarians. East Branch - Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug

Monday, January 25
6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug

Discuss contemporary classic novels from the past ten years selected by East Branch Librarians.

Discuss contemporary classic novels from the past ten years selected by East Branch Librarians. *During the summer months, we will be “remixing” our parameters by reading classical books. 

January 25th – The Trees by Percival Everett

February 22nd – Colored Television by Danzy Senna

March 22nd – The Wilderness: a novel by Angela Flournoy

April 26th – Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi

May 24th – Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

June 28th – Orlando: a biography by Virginia Woolf*

July 26th – Beloved by Toni Morrison*

August 23rd – Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin*

September 27th – The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

October 25th – The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

November 22nd – Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

December 20th – Orbital: a novel by Samantha Harvey

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club/Discussion | Adult Literacy |

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