The next gathering of Beebe Library’s book discussion group, Books By the Lake, is on February 15, 2012. The discussion of Chris Cleave’s Little Bee begins at 7:30pm in the Lecture Hall.

Bring in your suggestions for the April ballot to this meeting.

While reading, please consider: What happens to the characters that carry their stories with them, both physically and mentally? What happens when we try to forget our past? How much control over their own stories do the characters in the book seem to have?

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Supper Sleuths, a discussion group for mystery readers, will meet on Tuesday, October 14, at 6 p.m. to discuss Louis Bayard’s The Pale Blue Eye.

Books by the Lake will meet on Wednesday, October 15 to discuss Roland Merullo’s Revere Beach Elegy: a Memoir of Home and Beyond.

Learn more about all of Beebe Library’s book discussion groups.

After a summer hiatus, all of Beebe Library’s book discussion groups are set to get back into full swing starting this month.

The next gathering of Books by the Lake is on September 17, 2008 when the group will discuss “Mrs. Kimble” and “Baker Towers” by Jennifer Haigh. “Mrs. Kimble” follows twenty-five years in the life of charismatic opportunist Ken Kimble as seen through the eyes of his three wives: Birdie, who struggles with his abandonment; heiress Joan, who is recovering from a personal loss; and Dinah, who suffers from an unhappy past.
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