What we’re about
Adventures in reading for those who enjoy sharing the experience. Read and discuss books you might not have found or enjoyed as much on your own in a friendly, informal roundtable discussion format.
We read a variety of genres -everything from Classical ancient texts to Medieval literature to modern novels written by European, American, Russian, Israeli, Asian and African authors.
If you love to read and like intellectual challenge, you will enjoy being a part of our community and participating in our lively discussions.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Death in Venice by Thomas MannLink visible for attendees
This haunting literary masterpiece, a work of great psychological intensity, deals with themes that preoccupied Nobel laureate Thomas Mann in much of his work - the duality of art and life, the presence of death and disintegration in the midst of existence, the connection between love and suffering, and the conflict between the artist and his inner self. Mann has described his novella as "...a story of the voluptuousness of doom...."
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann is available in all formats at public libraries and bookstores.
Not open - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazLink visible for attendees
Diaz explores the Dominican-American experience through the character of Oscar Wao, a sweet ghetto nerd living in New Jersey with his old world mother and rebellious sister. Despite a curse that has haunted his family for generations, Oscar is undeterred in following his dream.
Winner of numerous prizes including The Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, A Time Magazine #1 Fiction Book of the Year, one of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, a Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century, and many more.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz is available in all formats at public libraries and bookstores.
