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SUMMARY:Book Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 2024-2025&nbsp;</span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong><i><em><em><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><em><em><em><em><em>The Lincoln Highway</em></em></em></em></em></span>&nbsp;</em></em></em></i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">by Amor Towles&nbsp;<i></i>- </span></strong><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">presented by NBPL Foundation</span></em></h4><p><strong><p style="text-align: center;"></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">September 11, 2024</span></strong><br><em></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Amor Towles’ latest is a compulsively readable joyride. Set in 1954, with the country on the brink of major change, this Great American Road Novel follows four boys, three fresh from a juvenile reformatory, as they set out in an old Studebaker in pursuit of a better future. Their route from Nebraska to New York is filled with unexpected twists, turns, detours and close encounters. This is a quest novel, and its large cast – not all of whom are heroic – settle scores as they seek to find their way home.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Meeting Details:</span></strong></p><ul>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friends Room, Central Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2nd Wednesday of the month / September to May</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9:30am - 11:00am / doors open at 9:15am</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FREE (a suggested donation of $10.00 is always appreciated)</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">No Reservations required</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Come whether you’ve read the book or not as The Group is kind, curious, and engaging! &nbsp;</span></li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Book Discussion Group members select, read, and discuss 9-10 books per year. This active and dynamic Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 9:30am - 11:00am in the Friends Room at the Central Library. All are welcome whether you’ve read the book or not and the program is FREE. Refreshments are provided and the books are available through the Newport Beach Public Library.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For detailed 2024-2025 Book Discussion Group reading list:</span></strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbplfoundation.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/" target="_blank">https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/</a></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 2024-2025&nbsp;</span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: center;"><strong><i><em><em><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><em><em><em><em><em>The Lincoln Highway</em></em></em></em></em></span>&nbsp;</em></em></em></i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">by Amor Towles&nbsp;<i></i>- </span></strong><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">presented by NBPL Foundation</span></em></h4><p><strong><p style="text-align: center;"></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">September 11, 2024</span></strong><br><em></em></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Amor Towles’ latest is a compulsively readable joyride. Set in 1954, with the country on the brink of major change, this Great American Road Novel follows four boys, three fresh from a juvenile reformatory, as they set out in an old Studebaker in pursuit of a better future. Their route from Nebraska to New York is filled with unexpected twists, turns, detours and close encounters. This is a quest novel, and its large cast – not all of whom are heroic – settle scores as they seek to find their way home.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Meeting Details:</span></strong></p><ul>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Friends Room, Central Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2nd Wednesday of the month / September to May</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9:30am - 11:00am / doors open at 9:15am</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FREE (a suggested donation of $10.00 is always appreciated)</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">No Reservations required</span></li>    <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Come whether you’ve read the book or not as The Group is kind, curious, and engaging! &nbsp;</span></li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Book Discussion Group members select, read, and discuss 9-10 books per year. This active and dynamic Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 9:30am - 11:00am in the Friends Room at the Central Library. All are welcome whether you’ve read the book or not and the program is FREE. Refreshments are provided and the books are available through the Newport Beach Public Library.</span></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For detailed 2024-2025 Book Discussion Group reading list:</span></strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbplfoundation.org/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/" target="_blank">https://nbplf.foundation/programs/book-discussion-group/</a></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
LOCATION:Newport Beach Central Library\, Friends Meeting Room\, 1000 Avocado Avenue Newport Beach\, California 92660
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