Literary Fiction Book Discussion

Adult Reading Round Table
Book Discussion Groups

Quarterly Literary Fiction Book Discussion

Summer Discussion: Digging to America by Anne Tyler NEW!

July 28^th at 1:30
Niles Public Library
6960 Oakton Street, Niles

Digging to America is the moving story of two couples and their extended families who meet at the Baltimore airport where they are awaiting the arrival of babies from Korea whom they are adopting. It is also about one family’s struggle to fit into a foreign culture and the subsequent generation’s challenges and adjustments. Ms. Tyler’s writing is lyrical and polished. Publishers Weekly wrote, “ Tyler encompasses the collision of cultures without losing her sharp focus on the daily dramas of modern family life in her 17^th novel…A touching, humorous story.”

R.S.V.P. to Greta Ulrich at gulrich@nileslibrary.org

Coordinated by ARRT Steering Committee members Ted Balcom and Debbie Walsh, this group will focus on a different work of literary fiction four times a year. ARRT members who wish to join these discussions must register in advance for each session and secure their own copy of the book. Meetings will be held at various area libraries.

Each session will last for approximately two hours. In addition to the discussion, time will be set aside to learn about the author and to explore background information relating to the book. The group will also evaluate the discussion experience and share titles for further reading.

Past Discussions
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (April 13, 2010)

Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee (January 27, 2010) Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell (October 28th, 2009) Itasca Community Library

Amsterdam by Ian McEwan (July 22, 2009) Geneva Public Library

Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland, (April 29, 2009) Arlington Heights Memorial Library
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (April 13, 2010) Berwyn Public Library

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