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Contemporary Fiction Book Club

Read and discuss award-winning contemporary fiction

2024-10-10 13:45:00 2024-10-10 15:15:00 America/Los_Angeles Contemporary Fiction Book Club A book club to discuss contemporary fiction titles. Registration is required. Register early so we can help you find a copy of the book in time for the discussion. Belvedere Tiburon Library - Reading Room

Thursday, October 10
1:45pm - 3:15pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-10 13:45:00 2024-10-10 15:15:00 America/Los_Angeles Contemporary Fiction Book Club A book club to discuss contemporary fiction titles. Registration is required. Register early so we can help you find a copy of the book in time for the discussion. Belvedere Tiburon Library - Reading Room

A book club to discuss contemporary fiction titles. Registration is required. Register early so we can help you find a copy of the book in time for the discussion.

Come to our Contemporary Fiction Book Club to discuss award winning fiction titles with fellow library patrons. 

In September -- In the Time of Our History by Susanne Pari.  "Alive with the tensions, sacrifices, and joys that thrum within the heart of every family, In the Time of Our History is also laced with the richness of ancient and modern Persian culture and politics, in a tale that is both timeless and profoundly relevant." -Publisher

In October -- The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang "The Family Chao offers a kaleidoscopic, highly entertaining portrait of a Chinese American family grappling with the dark undercurrents of a seemingly pleasant small town. "At once a brilliant reimagining of Dostoevsky and a wholly original and gripping story about the passions, rivalries, and searing pressures that roil a singular immigrant family."--Jess Walter, author of The Cold Millions"--Publisher

For November -- Warlight by Michael Ondaatje- "In a narrative as beguiling and mysterious as memory itself—shadowed and luminous at once—we read the story of fourteen-year-old Nathaniel, and his older sister, Rachel. In 1945, just after World War II, they stay behind in London when their parents move to Singapore, leaving them in the care of a mysterious figure named The Moth." -Publisher

For December -- Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner - "It tells the story of Edith Hope, who writes romance novels under a pseudonym. When her life begins to resemble the plots of her own novels, however, Edith flees to Switzerland, where the quiet luxury of the Hotel du Lac promises to restore her to her senses." 

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Club/ Group |

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Belvedere Tiburon Library

Phone: (415) 789-2661

Hours
Mon, Oct 07 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Oct 08 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Oct 09 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 10 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Oct 11 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 12 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 13 10:00AM to 5:00PM

About the branch

The Library was designed by the firm of Bull, Stockwell, and Allen. The architectural style is that of the 19th century railroad yard in Tiburon. 
 
The site is part of the landfill of the 1890s done to create the railroad yard. Windows frame views of the marsh lands and Old St. Hilary's Open Space preserve. 
 
The expanded library was designed by Brown Reynolds Watford Architecture and added approximately 9,000 square feet, bringing the total size of the library to about 19,500 square feet. 

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Thu, Oct 10, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Fri, Oct 11, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Sat, Oct 12, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
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Mon, Oct 14, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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