This month we will be reading The Wager by David Grann.
From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.
This month we will be reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.
Spanning thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California, and lands in between and far beyond, Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow examines the multifarious nature of identity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play, and above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.
This month we will be reading Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid.
A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.
This month we will be reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Though her sisters are keen on finding men to marry, Elizabeth Bennet would rather wait for someone she loves - certainly not someone like Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, whom she finds to be smug and judgmental, in contrast to the charming George Wickham. But soon Elizabeth learns that her first impressions may not have been correct, and the quiet, genteel Mr. Darcy might be her true love after all.
This month we will be reading The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith.
This month we will be reading French Braid by Anne Tyler.
This month we will be reading There There by Tommy Orange.
This month we will be reading The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont.
In 1925, Miss Nan O’Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their life––first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. Nan’s plot didn’t begin the day she met Archie and Agatha.
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Teams of up to four players are invited to show off their jigsaw puzzle skills at this tournament.
Register your team, or register as an individual to be assigned to a team on the day of the event.
At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. All readers are welcome—ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books... it's BYOBook. Our events are free. Friends and strangers gather at a set time and location and settle in for an hour of silent, sustained reading. At the end of the hour, attendees can socialize—or not!
Meetings of the Silent Book Club of Central New Jersey rotate throughout Middlesex, Mercer, and Somerset counties.