Current Owl Book Group Selection
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Friday, April 30th at 10:30am
Join us virtually this month! This event will be held online via Zoom. If you already receive e-mail from the Owl Book Group, you’ll receive a link for this meeting a few days before the event.
If you’re new, welcome! Please e-mail laurab@wccls.org to receive a link for the event a few days before it happens.
Owl Book Group Schedule 2020-2021
Our library book club typically meets on the last Friday of each month at 10:30 am. Newcomers welcome!
July 31, 2020 – Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
August 28, 2020 – Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
September 25, 2020 – Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
October 30, 2020 – There There by Tommy Orange
November 20, 2020 – This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
December 18, 2020 – Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
January 29, 2021 – In the Shadow of Statues by Mitch Landrieu
February 26, 2021 – Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison
March 26, 2021 – The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
April 30, 2021 – Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
May 28, 2021 – The Overstory by Richard Powers
June 25, 2021 – The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
Diverse Reads
Join a community of readers in exploring a variety of written works, including short stories, nonfiction, poetry and fiction that fairly represent the perspectives of marginalized groups. Diverse Reads covers an array of topics, including immigration, indigenous ecological knowledge, and invisible disabilities. All selections are short, and typically take about 1-2 hours.
Discussions take place the 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m on Zoom. Readings are posted here and on event page. Registration required to receive the Zoom link. Register online today via WCCLS.org.
April 15, 6:30-8:00 pm
Asian American Voices
2 essays and 1 short story that speak to Asian American experiences, written by two poets and a musician
- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, published in The New Yorker, which has been expanded into a full length book to be published on 4/20/21
- A Letter to My Mother that She Will Never Read by Ocean Vuong, published in The New Yorker, adapted from his novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
- On Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong, an excerpt from her book Minor Feelings, published in The Paris Review
If you are not able to access the stories or would like print copies of the stories, please email jenniferk@wccls.org.
Book Club Kits
Our kits make hosting your own book club easier than ever. Each kit includes 8-10 copies of a book, background information about the author, sample discussion questions and more! Kits are available for loan throughout the county, and have a six week checkout period.
Place holds on Cedar Mill’s kits in the library catalog.
Find all kits available countywide in the library catalog.
