Author Celebrations
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Happy (Early) Birthday, Haruki Murakami!
Literary fabulist, Haruki Murakami turns a respectable 76 tomorrow and we're celebrating a day early with gluten-free cake, reflections on his work, a display of his partial bibliography, and a staged reading by local thespians of his short story Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey. Fans rejoice. It's a Murakami lovefest. Happy B-day, HM!
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Tuesday Night Book Club: The Art Thief
Join us for a discussion of The Art Thief, a fascinating true-crime narrative by Michael Finkel. The book tells the story of Stéphane Breitwieser, the world’s most prolific art thief, who carried out over 200 heists across Europe. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser stole for the pure love of art, keeping his treasures hidden away to…
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Monday Morning Book Club: All Our Yesterdays
Join us for a discussion of All Our Yesterdays, a debut novel by Joel H. Morris. Set ten years before Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the story explores the early life of Lady Macbeth, from her troubled marriage to a violent husband to her rise alongside the ambitious Macbeth. As she navigates a world of power, political intrigue,…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: Horse
Join us for a discussion of Geraldine Brooks’ Horse. The novel follows the story of an enslaved groom and a racehorse named Lexington, whose bond leads to record-breaking victories across the South. Spanning from the Civil War to 1950s New York and 2019 Washington, DC, the novel intertwines the lives of an artist, a gallery…
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Philosophy Book Club: Between the World and Me
Join us for the next session of Philosophy Book Club as we explore Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, a profound meditation on race, identity, and systemic power. Written as a letter to his son, Coates’s book grapples with philosophical questions about existence, the body, and the legacy of racial injustice. Through a…
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Monday Morning Book Club: The Demon of Unrest
Join us for a discussion of The Demon of Unrest, by best-selling author Erik Larson. The book explores the tense months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, highlighting the personal struggles and political missteps that brought the U.S. to the brink of civil war. Focusing on key figures like Major…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: James
Join us for a discussion of James by acclaimed author Percival Everett. In this reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, we follow Jim, an enslaved man who overhears he’s about to be sold away from his family and escapes to Jackson Island. Meanwhile, Huck Finn, fleeing his abusive father, embarks on a dangerous journey…