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The Novels at Night Book Group will meet in-person at the Southeast Library. Please call Library staff at 310-530-5044 for more information.
The Maid by Nita Prose
Thursday, June 26 at 5:00 pm
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
Thursday, July 24 at 5:00 pm
Rachel is a student working at a bookstore when she meets James. James soon invites Rachel to be his roommate and they begin a friendship. When Rachel falls in love with her married professor, Dr. Fred Byrne, James they plan a reading at their bookstore. So begins a series of secrets that intertwine the fates of James, Rachel, Fred, and Fred’s glamorous wife.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Story by James McBride
Thursday, August 28 at 5:00 pm
When a skeleton is unearthed in the small, close-knit community of Chicken Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1972, an unforgettable cast of characters, closely guard a secret, especially when the truth is revealed about what happened and the part the town's white establishment played in it.
Wellness by Nathan Hill
Thursday, September 25 at 5:00 pm
Married couple Jack and Elizabeth encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, would-be suitors, Facebook wars and something called Love Potion Number Nine as they undertake their quest to find health and happiness.
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Thursday, October 23 at 5:00 pm
Told over five centuries, this novel follows three women intertwined through time: Kate, in 2019, Altha, in 1619, and Violet, in 1942.
No meeting-Thanksgiving
No meeting-Christmas
