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Wednesday Evening Book Group In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides Wednesday May 10 at 7 pm
 
Next Discussion is Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
Join us for our next book discussion on Wednesday, July 9 at
7 pm. We will be discussing Absolution by Alice McDermott and will meet in-person in the library's Upper Level Conference Room.
 
Background Reading
You will find background reading - reviews, author information, and other pertinent information, on the Wednesday Evening Book Club webpage.
 
Bring your suggestions for books to read in 2026! 
Bring (or email bmeadows@fallschurchva.gov) titles of books for us to read and discuss in 2026. I will collect suggestions on July 9, and throughout July, and will send a survey in August so you can vote and help select our books for discussion. Thanks for the suggestions I have received already!
 
Questions?
If you have any questions, please feel free to email Beth Meadows at bmeadows@fallschurchva.gov. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter for the Wednesday Evening Book Discussion, please unsubscribe below or email bmeadows@fallschurchva.gov.
 
 
Book for September 10, 2025
For our discussion on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 we'll be reading We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I by Raja Shehaden.
 
I will bring 12 print copies to next Wednesday's discussion where they will be available "first come, first serve" to anyone attending in-person.
 
If you can't attend Wednesday but still want a print copy, you can request one starting Thursday by emailing circ@fallschurchva.gov. Be sure to include your MRSPL card number and the title of the book in your email. 
 
Special thanks to the MRSPL Foundation, which subsidizes the 12 print copies for the Wednesday Evening Book Club.
 
 
Upcoming Discussion Schedule
 

July 9, 2025
Absolution
by Alice McDermott
GoodReads | View in Events Calendar
September 10, 2025
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I
by Raja Shehadeh
GoodReads | View in Events Calendar
 
November 12, 2025
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride
GoodReads | View in Events Calendar
 
Learn more about all of our MRSPL Book Clubs!
 
Mary Riley Styles Public Library
120 N Virginia Ave., Falls Church, Virginia 22046
703-248-5030 (TTY 711)
www.mrspl.org