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Our book clubs cover a range of topics and genres, and happen at different locations. Read the book and gather with your community to chat about it.
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For more information on our book clubs visit our website: https://ocls.org/book-clubs/
Upcoming events
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•OnlineVirtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club
OnlineIn December the Hiawassee Book Club will discuss Mother-daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon.
When a murder rocks a quiet coastal town, family members are unexpectedly drawn together. Businesswoman Lana Rubicon, recovering from cancer, is staying with her daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack. But when Jack discovers a body while kayaking and becomes a suspect, Lana decides to investigate. The three women dive into the mystery, uncovering secrets about the town’s residents—including feuds, lies, and land disputes. As danger grows, the Rubicon women must learn to rely on each other to protect their family and solve the case.
This event occurs online through Zoom. An email will be sent before the event with more information on how to join. To receive the Zoom link, please register at the Library's website, https://attend.ocls.org/event/14488473
Virtual access to this title is available in both eBook and Audiobook formats.
Book : Overdrive E-book : Overdrive Audio : Hoopla E-book : Hoopla Audio4 attendees
Romantasy Book Club
Orlando Public Library | Orange County Library System, 101 E Central Blvd, Orlando, FL, USJoin Orlando Public Library for the Romantasy Book Club, a bi-monthly book club focused on all things romance and fantasy! For this book club, we'll be reading Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry. Discuss the January selection, enjoy fun bookish activities, and make new friends!
Ages 18+, registration required. This is a free event and you do not need an Orange County Library System library card to participate.
Please register here.
Card holders can borrow a copy of Shield of Sparrows here.
From the book description:
"The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.
I’ve spent my life kneeling―to their will and to my father's. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.
I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood.
But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my father’s throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life.
Now I’m crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him―bound to a future I didn’t choose and a husband I barely know.
Everyone wants me to be something I’m not―a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.
But what if I refused the role chosen for me? What if I made my own rules? What if there’s power in being underestimated?
And what if―for the first time―I reached for it?"
Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros―where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off her crown and become the warrior she was never meant to be.3 attendees
Past events
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