Take a Chance Book Club: "Romantic Comedy"
Expand your Reading Horizons!
Are you interested in joining a book club but not sure what you might like to read? We are a book club that reads and discusses a different genre each month. Take a chance with us! New members are always welcome.
Join us the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Westover Library.
Registration required.
This month's genre is Romance and the book selection is "Romantic Comedy " by Curtis Sittenfeld
2024 Reading List
- Jan. 8: "Foster" by Claire Keegan (Novella)
- Feb. 12: "Sing, Unburied, Sing" by Jesmyn Ward (Novel)
- Mar. 11: "Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone" by Benjamin Stevenson (Mystery)
- Apr. 8: "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Advocate"" by Judith Heumann (History/Memoir)
- May 13: "A Tale for the Time Being" by Ruth Ozeki (Metafiction)
- Jun. 10: "Lone Women" by Victor Lavalle (Western/Horror)
- Jul. 8: "Trust" by Hernan Diaz (Historical Fiction)
- Aug. 12: "The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain" by Bill Bryson (Travel/Humor)
- Sept. 9: "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler (Science Fiction)
- Oct. 14: "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld (Romance)
- Nov. 4: "Firekeeper's Daughter" by Angeline Boulley (Young Adult)
- Dec. 9: Reader's Choice! Let's pick our favorite genre!
A limited number of reserved print copies of the selected book will be available at Westover Library circulation desk approximately one month before the book club meeting. Books are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons are also encouraged to place holds on available print or digital copies.
For more information, please call the Westover Branch Library at 703-228-5260.
- Date:
- Monday, October 14, 2024
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Longfellow Room
- Library:
- Westover Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Book Discussion
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
About the book: Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the show, he joins the not-so-exclusive group of talented but average-looking and even dorky men at the show-and in society at large-who've gotten romantically involved with incredibly beautiful and accomplished women. Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch called the Danny Horst Rule, poking fun at this phenomenon while underscoring how unlikely it is that the reverse would ever happen for a woman. Enter Noah Brewster, a pop music sensation with a reputation for dating models, who signed on as both host and musical guest for this week's show. Dazzled by his charms, Sally hits it off with Noah instantly, and as they collaborate on one sketch after another, she begins to wonder if there might actually be sparks flying. But this isn't a romantic comedy-it's real life. And in real life, someone like him would never date someone like her . . . right?