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  • "In the Hour of War: Poetry from Ukraine" Poetry Book Club
    Jun 14, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
    This monthly book club led by Doug is for those who like to read and discuss poetry. June’s selection is "In the Hour of War: Poetry from Ukraine" edited by Carolyn Forché & Ilya Kaminsky. These poems offer a startling look at the way language both affects and reflects the realities of war.
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  • The Gothic Library Presented by Live Radio Theatre
    Fri, Jun 16
    In-person Bookstore1Sarasota
    Jun 16, 7:00 PM EDT – Jun 17, 8:00 PM EDT
    In-person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
    An evening of classical gothic storytelling. By way of live radio theatre performed in the loft, watch and listen as a professional cast (with the help of a sound effects operator) dramatizes stories of terror by the likes of Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, and M. R. James. Two performances.
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  • "Go Tell It on the Mountain" Banned Book Club
    Jun 20, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
    In this monthly book club dedicated to reading and protecting the most important and threatened books for our generation, June’s pick "Go Tell It on the Mountain," James Baldwin’s "brutal, objective and compassionate" (San Francisco Chronicle) novel.
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  • "I Walk Between the Raindrops" Short Story Book Club
    Fri, Jul 07
    In-person Bookstore1Sarasota
    Jul 07, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    In-person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
    In this monthly book club dedicated to reading collections of short stories, July’s pick is "I Walk Between the Raindrops" by T. C. Boyle, an electric collection of new short stories from the inimitable, bestselling writer of "Talk to Me" and "Outside Looking In."
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  • Poetry Out Loud! A Writing Workshop
    Wed, Jul 12
    In-person Bookstore1Sarasota
    Jul 12, 4:00 PM – Aug 09, 6:00 PM
    In-person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
    Poetry Out Loud! A Writing Workshop. Five in-person sessions, Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m., July 12, 19, and 26, and August 2 and 9. During these sessions we will discuss and stimulate spoken performance of each writer’s work.
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  • "Manywhere" Short Story Book Club
    Jun 07, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
    In this monthly book club dedicated to reading collections of short stories, June’s pick is "Manywhere," Morgan Thomas's shimmering debut collection featuring lush and uncompromising stories about characters crossing geographical borders and gender binaries.
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