We've got some great picks for the summer months!
\nOn Monday\, July 29th\, we will be talking about Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. Taking place in South America\, the country's vice presi dent is hosting a birthday party for a powerful businessman. It is a perfe ct evening&mdash\;until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. Read how all the party attendees react and connect. Availa ble as an ebook and eaudiobook on Hoopla\, as an ebook on Libby\, as a mov ie on Hoopla and in regular and large print.
\nOn Monday\, August 26 th\, we will be reading Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan. This Giller Prize winning novel takes place in Berlin in 1939\, where a trumpet player is a rrested in a Paris cafe. He was a German citizen and he was Black. He was never heard from again. Fifty years later\, Sid\, the only witness to the arrest\, still refuses to speak of what he saw. When his friend and fellow band members comes to visit\, Sid begins a slow journey towards redemptio n. Available as an ebook on Hoopla and in regular and large print. \;< /p>\n
On Monday\, September 23rd\, in honour of National Truth and Recon ciliation Day\, our book club pick is Bad Cree by Jessica Johns. In this g ripping debut tinged with supernatural horror\, a young Cree woman's dream s lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family\, her commu nity and the land they call home. Available as an ebook and eaudiobook on Libby and Hoopla and in regular print. \;
\nTo register and get the Zoom link\, please ask to join on the Facebook group of "CoqLibrary Vi rtual Book Club".
\nAlternatively\, you may email Ann at ajohannes@c oqlibrary.ca
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