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Tristram Shandy
Laurence Sterne

No one description will fit this strange, eccentric, endlessly complex masterpiece. It is a fiction about fiction-writing in which the invented world is as much infused with wit and genius as the theme of inventing it. It is a joyful celebration of the infinite possibilities of the art of fiction, and a wry demonstration of its limitations. (annotation courtesy of https://ipage.ingramcontent.com)

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Future Book Groups

World Literature

Jan 8 - 6:00 pm

The Ice Palace
by Tarjei Vesaas

Jan 16 - 6:00 pm

Cookbook Club: Spicebox Travels
with Linda Shiue, MD and Kirsten Goldberg

World Literature

Jan 22 - 6:00 pm

Tropic of Capricorn
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Deep Dive Into Design Discussion Group

Jan 29 - 6:00 pm

Deep Dive Into Design: How might we create a more just and equitable world?
with an introductory roundtable featuring Aida Mariam Davis, Quinlin Messenger, and Lesley-Ann Noel.

Brown Bag Mystery Readers

Feb 10 - 12:00 pm

An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good
by Helene Tursten

World Literature

Feb 12 - 6:00 pm

The Magic Mountain (Part I)
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