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Niche Book Club: Where the Crawdads Sing

Niche Wine Bar 1013 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

Niche Book Club Featuring Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Join us on Friday, November 22 at 6:30 pm for our latest installment of Niche Book Club: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Please buy a copy of the book from an independent bookseller: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735219090 Book Description from Penguin Random House: For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the…

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Horror Book Club

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

We will discuss Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky. Please note the change from Thursday to Tuesday only for November due to Thanksgiving. Kate Reese flees an abusive relationship with her son, settling in the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. Then Christopher vanishes for six days. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club.

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Fiction Addiction Book Club

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

We will discuss The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal. A novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate and the secrets of making a world-class beer. Here we meet a cast of lovable, funny, quintessentially American characters eager to make their mark in a world that's often stacked against them. In this deeply affecting family saga, resolution can take generations, but when it finally comes, we're surprised, moved, and delighted. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club.

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Dracula Readings in The Snug

T.C. O'Leary's 2926 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

Newcomers and visitors always welcome! T.C. O'Leary's Literary Society has two books clubs, both open to everyone. Monday nights the group reads Ulysses and Tuesday nights the group explores a variety of Irish literature. This famous Gothic horror novel is the latest endeavor.

Free

Young Adult Book Club (Hawthorne)

Powell's Books on Hawthorne 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

The Young Adult Book Club is a group of teens who meet monthly to talk about YA fiction. We’re fans of strong stories, diverse characters, and Rainbow Rowell (of course!). This month we meet to discuss The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Join us!

Free

Young Adult Book Club (Burnside)

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

The Young Adult Book Club is a safe place for teens to talk about books. You pick the books and Powell’s brings the snacks! We meet monthly to discuss strong stories with diverse characters. This month we meet to discuss Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman. Join us!

Free

Albina Pageturners Book Club

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

This month’s book is A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza. Check at the Albina Branch Library for free copies of this book and upcoming selections.

Free

Science Fiction Book Group

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

This month our group meets to discuss Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan. Join us!

Free

Well-Read Black Girl Book Club

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Black women and Black nonbinary people are invited to join us every second Thursday of the month for the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club. This month we’re reading Kindred by Octavia E. Butler.

Free

Classics Book Group

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

This month our group meets to discuss American Pastoral by Philip Roth. Join us!

Free
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