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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, September 10, 2025.
Join us for our next book discussion on Wednesday, September 10 at
7 pm. We will be discussing We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: a Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh 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.
 
Thank you for voting for books to read in 2026! 
I am reviewing the votes for 2026 books and will have the winning selections for our November 12 meeting. 
 
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 November 12, 2025
For our discussion on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 we'll be reading The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.
 
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
 

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