Book Club
Events
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Philosophy Book Club: The Second Sex
This month our coterie of lay philosophers is tackling a classic work of feminist theory, Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex. Won't you join us? Copies available at the first-floor…
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Monday Morning Book Club: Blood of Flowers
Join us for a discussion of The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani, a richly imagined historical novel set in 17th-century Persia. The story follows a gifted young carpet weaver…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: All the Colors of the Dark
Join us for a discussion of All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker, a sweeping novel that blends suspense, mystery, and an unforgettable love story. Set in 1975…
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Monday Morning Book Club: Master Slave Husband Wife
Join us for a discussion of Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Biography. This gripping true story recounts the extraordinary escape of Ellen and William Craft, an enslaved couple who fled Georgia in 1848 through a daring disguise—Ellen posing as a white, disabled slaveholder and William as her enslaved servant. Traveling…
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Tuesday Night Book Club: My Beloved World
Join us for a discussion of My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor, a candid and inspiring memoir by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Justice…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…