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Read the book and come for a lively discussion. Copies, provided by The Friends of BTL, are available
at the Adult Circulation desk one month prior to the meeting, and all books are also available on digital platforms. New members are always welcome!
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Daytime Book Discussion - 3rd Wednesday of the month: 11:00 - 12:00pm
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Wednesday, January 17 @ 11:00 am . Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn MilesOn the 20th anniversary of the murder, a journalist starts looking into the lives of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, who were killed while backpacking in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park, revealing evidence of cover-ups and incompetence that possibly led to the apprehension of the wrong suspect.
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Wednesday, February 21 @ 11:00 am Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood AndersonProfiles the people of a small Midwestern town in the early 1900s, revealing the consequences of human misunderstanding.
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Wednesday, March 20 @ 11:00 am The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace JohnsonDocuments the astonishing 2009 theft of an invaluable collection of ornithological displays from the British Museum of Natural History by a talented American musician, tracing the author's years-long investigation to track down the culprit and understand his motives, which were possibly linked to an obsession with the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying.
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Wednesday, April 17 @ 11:00 am
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Wednesday, May 15 @ 11:00 am Trust by Hernâan DâiazTold from the perspective of one woman bent on disentangling fact from fiction, this unrivaled novel about money, power, intimacy and perception is centered around the mystery of how the Rask family acquired their immense fortune in 1920s-1930's New York City.
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Wednesday, June 19 @ 11:00 am Crossroads by Jonathan FranzenAs Christmas 1971 approaches, the Hildebrand family of New Prospect, Illinois deals increasing points of crisis including a stale marriage, the draft and their son's sexual orientation in the first novel in a new trilogy from the author of Purity.
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Wednesday, July 17 @ 11:00 am SHORT STORY SELECTIONS Staff Favorites More info to follow *************
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Wednesday, August 21 @ 11:00 am BOOK CHATTER Reader's Choice Book Chatter isn't a typical book club, because we'll all read different books and then share our reviews of them. It's a great way to expand your TBR list (and learn which titles you can leave off it).
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Wednesday, September 18 @ 11:00 am Dom Casmurro : a novel by Machado de AssisAdolescent love between Bentinho, an only child of a rich widow, and Capitu, the daughter of a lowly government offical, is made impossible by a vow made before Bentinho's birth.
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Wednesday, October 16 @ 11:00 am
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Wednesday, November 20 @ 11:00 am Demon Copperhead: a novel by Barbara KingsolverThe son of an Appalachian teenager uses his good looks, wit and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves and crushing losses, in the new novel from the best-selling author of Unsheltered.
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Wednesday, December 18 @ 11:00 am “A new memoir from a beloved Moth Storyteller …in her latest memoir Oanh waxes on expat life in Singapore, taking us on a journey that weaves in cultural exploration, family history, and celebrates the ties that bind and the stories we tell."
BTL is pleased to announce author Oanh Ngo Usdai will be at this book discussion event! *************
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Evening Book Discussion - 1st Tuesday of the month: 7:30 - 8:30pm
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Tuesday, January 2 @ 7:30 pm
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Tuesday, February 6 @ 7:30 pm Trustby Hernâan DâiazTold from the perspective of one woman bent on disentangling fact from fiction, this unrivaled novel about money, power, intimacy and perception is centered around the mystery of how the Rask family acquired their immense fortune in 1920s-1930's New York City.
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Tuesday, March 5 @ 7:30 pm Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murdersby Kathryn MilesOn the 20th anniversary of the murder, a journalist starts looking into the lives of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, who were killed while backpacking in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park, revealing evidence of cover-ups and incompetence that possibly led to the apprehension of the wrong suspect.
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Tuesday, April 2 @ 7:30 pm
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Tuesday, May 7 @ 7:30 pm Winesburg, Ohioby Sherwood AndersonProfiles the people of a small Midwestern town in the early 1900s, revealing the consequences of human misunderstanding
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Tuesday, June 4 @ 7:30 pm The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Centuryby Kirk Wallace JohnsonDocuments the astonishing 2009 theft of an invaluable collection of ornithological displays from the British Museum of Natural History by a talented American musician, tracing the author's years-long investigation to track down the culprit and understand his motives, which were possibly linked to an obsession with the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying.
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Tuesday, July 2 @ 7:30 pm SHORT STORY SELECTIONS Staff Favorites More info to follow *************
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Tuesday, August 6 @ 7:30 pm BOOK CHATTER Reader's Choice Book Chatter isn't a typical book club, because we'll all read different books and then share our reviews of them. It's a great way to expand your TBR list (and learn which titles you can leave off it).
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Tuesday, September 3 @ 7:30 pm “A new memoir from a beloved Moth Storyteller …in her latest memoir Oanh waxes on expat life in Singapore, taking us on a journey that weaves in cultural exploration, family history, and celebrates the ties that bind and the stories we tell." BTL is pleased to announce author Oanh Ngo Usdai will be at this book discussion event! **********
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Tuesday, October 1 @ 7:30 pm Demon Copperhead: a novelby Barbara KingsolverThe son of an Appalachian teenager uses his good looks, wit and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves and crushing losses, in the new novel from the best-selling author of Unsheltered.
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Tuesday, November 5 @ 7:30 pm Crossroadsby Jonathan FranzenAs Christmas 1971 approaches, the Hildebrand family of New Prospect, Illinois deals increasing points of crisis including a stale marriage, the draft and their son's sexual orientation in the first novel in a new trilogy from the author of Purity.
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Tuesday, December 3 @ 7:30 pm Dom Casmurro : a novelby Machado de AssisAdolescent love between Bentinho, an only child of a rich widow, and Capitu, the daughter of a lowly government offical, is made impossible by a vow made before Bentinho's birth
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