Reading and discussing a range of classic and current fiction and non-fiction current literary and historical fiction.

We meet the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30p.m. (Except May and December when we meet the third Monday). This is a volunteer-led book club. New members are welcome. 

We are reading: 

• Jan. 22: “A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father" by David Maraniss
• Feb. 26: "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver
• Mar. 25: "The History of Love" by Nicole Krauss
• Apr. 22: "The Leopard (Il Gattopardo)" by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa 
• May 20: “The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606” by James Shapiro
• Jun. 24: “The Covenant of Water" by Abraham Verghese
• Jul. 22: “Oh, William!” by Elizabeth Strout
• Aug. 26: “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano
• Sep. 23: “First Love and Other Stories" by Ivan Turgenev
• Oct. 28: “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon Line to Understand the Soul of a Nation” by Imani Perry
• Nov. 25: “Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home” by Nora Krug
• Dec. 16: “Upstream: Selected Essays” by Mary Oliver

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For more information, contact Lib-CentralOperations@arlingtonva.us.

• Location campus Central Library
• Audience:
  • Events for Adults
  • Good for Adults Age 55+
• Categories:
  • Book Discussion