Legendary Book Club - Hamnet
Event Details
Date/Time:
Thu, May 13, 2021
06:30PM - 08:30PM
06:30PM - 08:30PM
Location:
Virtual Event, San Diego CA 92106
Map address
Map address
Registration Period:
03/22/2021-05/13/2021
Price:
Free; Bring your own refreshments!
Contact:
Our next meeting will be Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 6:30 PM via ZOOM.
We will be discussing Hamnet, a novel of historical fiction by Maggie O'Farrell. Its release in paperback is scheduled for April 1, and I know there was some discussion of sharing copies...Feel free to email/replyall to request/offer copies! As a reminder-- it is beautiful to listen to on Audible!
Other books considered included:
- When Books Went to War (non-fiction) by XXXXX (190 pgs) (suggested previously by Beth, I think)
- The Bad Ass Librarians of Timbuktu (non-fiction)by Joshua Hammer (240 pgs) (suggested by Linda)
- Parable of the Sower (Sci Fi) by OctaviaButler (suggested by Lynn)
- Real American (memoir) by Julie Lythcott-Haims(about identity in America; suggested by Sheryl)
Other suggestions (we generate a lot of ideas!):
- A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life (biography) by George Saunders (suggested by Linda??)
- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (comic novel) by Jonas Jonasson (suggested by Sheryl??) (400 pgs) (There is also a fun movie for this one!)
- P.S. Your Cat is Dead (novel/play) by James Kirkwood (suggested by Sheryl??) (240 pgs)
- The Henna Artist suggested by Carl
- Americanah (novel) by Chimamanda Ngozi Aditchie (suggested by Judy) (600 pgs)
RSVP via email to Lynn at lynn.basquez@gmail.com by May 9, 2021
Schedule:
6:30 to 7-7:15 - Socialize, check-ins
7-7:15 to 8-8:15 - Book discussion
Then -- pick book for July 2021 meeting
