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This month’s book is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Check at the Albina Branch Library for free copies of this book and upcoming selections.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club will alternate monthly between Science Fiction and Fantasy. January will be a Fantasy Pick. We will discuss Storm Front by Jim Butcher. In this first book in the offbeat Dresden Files, readers are introduced to Harry Dresden, a wizard with a consulting practice in modern-day Chicago. Dresdens profession offers him little money, lots of mockery, the suspicion of his magical colleagues, and plenty of danger. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club.
This month our group meets to discuss The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
The Books Around the Corner Biography/Memoir Book Club will be led by a community member and meets monthly on the third Wednesday of every month at 6PM starting in January. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our biography/memoir loving customers (RSVP is not required). Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us on January 15th for our first Biography/Memoir Book Club. We will discuss The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King. About the book: Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously…
We will discuss The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement - a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the man they both love. You will assume you know the anatomy of this tangled love triangle. Assume nothing. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club. Email us to order it or come in!
Silent Book Club offers the time-starved and tech-obsessed permission to unplug and relax among readers in their community. Here's how it works. 6:00-6:30pm - People arrive and share what they're reading 6:30-7:30pm - Quiet reading hour 7:30-8:00pm - Optional socializing, or just keep reading Email us at info@booksaroundthecorner.com if you have any questions.
Molly Mendoza is an illustrator currently living in Portland, Oregon. She is captivated by the relationships that she has built with friends, family, and foes alike over the course of her life. Molly sets out to emulate those relationships through her chaotic yet rhythmic style to make some dang-good drawings. A colorful, unpredictable postapocalyptic world comes alive in Skip, when two unlikely friends, Bloom and Gloopy, find themselves tossed from dimension to dimension. Gloopy is running toward adventure, and away from their home and friends who don't understand their creative talent. Bloom is desperately trying to return home to their lake, and avoid the terrible violence of the city. Instead, both Bloom and Gloopy find what they need in each other, and bravely return home…
This month, we'll be sharing recipes from Diana Henry's A Change of Appetite: Where Delicious Meets Healthy.
We will discuss The River by Peter Heller. The story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip--a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club.
This month our group meets to discuss Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig. Join us!