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Evening Book Discussion Group
The evening group is an informal group which meets at 7 p.m. on the the first Monday of every month (with the exception of Monday holidays and summer months) for lively conversation and includes a mix of fiction and non-fiction titles. The group meets in the fireplace room in the Adams building at the main library. The group is lead by Becky Herrmann, Library Director. She can be reached for questions or suggestions at 978-256-5521 x101, or e-mail bherrmann@mvlc.org.
Upcoming discussions:
- September 12, 2011 - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy – (Pevear, Volokhonsky, translators)
- October 3, 2011 - The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart
- November 7, 2011 - Distant Hours by Kate Morton
- December 5, 2011 - Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
- January 9, 2012 - Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
- February 6, 2012 - 1984 by George Orwell
- March 5, 2012 - A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger
- April 2, 2012 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- May 7, 2012 - Garden
of the Last Days by Andre Dubus
- June 4, 2012 - Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand
Past titles for this group:
- September 14, 2009 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
- October 5, 2009 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- November 2, 2009 - Given Day by Dennis Lehane
- December 7, 2009 - Lemon Tree: an Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan
- January 4, 2010 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- February 1, 2010 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
- March 1, 2010 - Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
- April 5, 2010 - Beowulf by Seamus Heaney
- May 10, 2010 - Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
- June 7, 2010 - Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
- September 13, 2010 - Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- October 4, 2010 - Widow of the South by Robert Hicks
- November 1, 2010 - Coop: a Family, a Farm and the Pursuit of One Good Egg by Michael Perry
- December 6, 2010 - Mrs. Somebody Somebody: Stories by Tracy Winn
- January 3, 2011 - Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston
- February 7, 2011 - Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
- March 7, 2011 - Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- April 4, 2011 - One Book Chelmsford pick
- May 2, 2011 - Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- June 6, 2011 - Tinkers by Paul Harding
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