Book Club
Events
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Monday Morning Book Club: The Emperor of Gladness
Join us for a discussion of The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong, a luminous and deeply compassionate novel about chosen family, survival, and the quiet forces that bind people together. Set in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, the story follows nineteen-year-old Hai, who, on the brink of despair, forms an unexpected bond…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
Join us for a discussion of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All by Eliezer Yudkowsky, an urgent and provocative examination of the existential risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI). Drawing on decades of research into machine intelligence and alignment, Yudkowsky argues that the global race to create superhuman…
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Exhibitionists Book Club: The Night Circus
This month we’re pairing the Shelburne Museum’s Varied and Alive exhibit (new and rarely seen gems from their collection) with Erin Morgenstern’s debut novel, The Night Circus, a historical fantasy that Goodreads calls “spellcasting” and “seductive.”
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Exhibitionists Book Club: Creative Exploration (offsite at the Charlotte Library)
You've seen the exhibit. You've read the book. What next? Join Shelburne Museum's Kat Redniss for a creative experience, guiding you through artmaking of your own in response to the…