Book Discussions
China Book Discussion Series: The Good Earth
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesMon., Oct. 28, 2024 2 PM: The Good Earth by Pearsl S. Buck Wang Lang, a simple peasant farmer, takes as a wife a battered slave girl who becomes an indomitable, loyal woman. Working the land together, they prosper and increase their holdings, yet Wang eventually betrays his family and neglects the earth he had […]
Wednesday Morning Book Club: Mad Honey
Atrium, First Floor Reference Area 281 Country Club Road, Avon, Connecticut, United StatesJoin the Morning Book Club to talk about Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily’s journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require.”—The Washington Post GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK […]
Psychological Thriller Book Discussion Series: The Only One Left
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesTues., Nov. 12, 2024 7 PM: The Only One Left by Riley Sager A Gothic chiller about a young caregiver assigned to work for a woman accused of a Lizzie Borden-like massacre decades earlier. This is an in-person book discussion led by librarian Cyndi Larsen featuring psychological thrillers. Copies will be available behind the reference […]
Nora Ephron at the Movies: Author Event with Ilana Kaplan (in-person)
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesJoin us for a in-person, moderated conversation with author Ilana Kaplan to celebrate the release of her book, Nora Ephron at the Movies. We'll be hosting Nora Ephron film discussions before this event. The first illustrated monograph on writer, journalist, and director Nora Ephron, the visionary behind When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail Nora […]
China Book Discussion Series: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesMon., Nov. 18, 2024 2 PM: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See Sent into an arranged marriage, Tan Yunxian, forbidden to continue her work as a midwife-in-training as well as see her forever friend Meiling, is ordered to act like proper wife and seeks a way to continue treating women and girls from […]