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Book Discussion Kits

Available for check out

Kits contain 10 paperback copies of the book, background information on the author, book reviews and suggested questions to enhance your group discussion.

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Discussion Groups

First Tuesdays @ Central

Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 2:30 pm in the Central Branch Program Room.

September 2019: "Lost City of the Monkey God" by Douglas Preston
October 2019: "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee
November 2019: "Less" by Andrew Sean Greer
December 2019: "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
January 2020: "What the Eyes Don't See" by Mona Hanna-Attisha
February 2020: "Washington Black" by Esi Edugyan
March 2020: "Fly Girls" by Keith O'Brien
April 2020: "The Library Book" by Susan Orlean
May 2020: "The Buddha in the Attic" by Julie Otsuka
June 2020: "The Overstory" by Richard Powers
Summer Reading 2020: "Leadership in Turbulent Times" by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Fourth Mondays @ Woods

Meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 1:30 pm in the Woods Branch Program Room.

September 23, 2019 -- The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
October 28, 2019 -- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
November 25, 2019 - Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
December -- No Meeting
January 27 -- What the Eyes Don't See by Mona Hanna-Attisha
February 24 -- Beautiful Music by Michael Zadoorian
March 23 -- Meeting Cancelled
April 27 - The Friend by Sigrid Nunez - VIRTUAL MEETING
May 26 -- Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami - VIRTUAL MEETING
June 22 -- The Plague and I by Betty Macdonald - VIRTUAL MEETING
July 27 -- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo - VIRTUAL MEETING
August 24 -- TBA

Tuesday Nights @ Ewald

Meets 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Ewald Branch Story Time Room.

Mystery Book Discussion @ Woods

If you love mysteries and true crime, join us for the Mystery Book Discussion. Meets the 4th Tuesday, 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Woods Branch Story Time Room. Every other month.

Science Fiction Book Discussion Group

This bi-monthly group discusses current, contemporary and classical Science Fiction releases. Meets the second Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Central Branch, every other month.

December 11, 2019 - Old Man's War by John Scalzi
February 12, 2020 -- Forever War by Joe Halderman
April 8, 2020 -- John Carter on Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
June 10, 2020 -- Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin

In Cold Mug: Book Club @ the Pub

Join us at the Park’s craft beer bar, Howlers & Growlers, for our first “book pub.” The books and beer selection will be diverse. The conversation: laid-back. If you’ve never joined a book club before, or if you’ve ever simultaneously read a book while enjoying a cold one and nachos, this is the discussion group for you.

Meets 4th Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Howlers & Growlers, 15222 Charlevoix, Grosse Pointe Park.