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Book Clubs
- Mon, Jan 30Zoom Book ClubJan 30, 7:00 PM EST – Feb 20, 8:00 PM ESTZoom Book ClubAmigos Book Club es una asociación cultural entre CreArte Latino Cultural Center y Bookstore1Sarasota. Todas las reuniones se llevan a cabo 100% en español via Zoom. Edades: 18+ --100% en español. Libro: “A prueba de fuego" de Javier Moro. Llame a BookStore1 al 941-365-7900.
- Wed, Feb 08In Person Bookstore1SarasotaFeb 08, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ESTIn Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAFebruary’s Poetry Book Club selection is "Balladz" by Sharon Olds, the Pulitzer Prize and T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry winner, called “a poet for these times, a powerful woman who won't back down (San Francisco Chronicle).”
- Tue, Feb 14In Person Bookstore1SarasotaFeb 14, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ESTIn Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThis monthly book club led by Elsie Souza is dedicated to reading vintage mystery novels. February’s pick is "Out" by Natsuo Kirino, at once a masterpiece of literary suspense and a pitch-black comedy of gender warfare.
- Wed, Feb 15In Person Bookstore1SarasotaFeb 15, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ESTIn Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThe Short and Satisfying Book Club is for those looking for a shorter read that is ripe for discussion. February’s selection is "Home" by Toni Morrison, the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner. "Home" is an emotional powerhouse of a novel.
- Tue, Feb 21In Person Bookstore1SarasotaFeb 21, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ESTIn Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAIn this monthly book club dedicated to reading and protecting the most important and threatened books for our generation, February’s pick is Angie Thomas’ "The Hate U Give" a “stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching novel that will be remembered as a classic of our time (John Green).”
- Sun, Feb 26In Person Bookstore1SarasotaFeb 26, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ESTIn Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAA Conversation with Sony Ton-Aime, Director of Literary Arts at Chautauqua Institution. Come learn about the book selections for this year's Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle and a new wave of CLSC book circles across the nation.
- Wed, Mar 01In-person Bookstore1SarasotaMar 01, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ESTIn-person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAIn this monthly book club dedicated to reading collections of short stories, March's pick is "Seasons of Purgatory," the first English-language story collection from Shahriar Mandanipour, “one of Iran's most important living fiction writers" (The Guardian).
- Wed, Mar 08In-person Bookstore1SarasotaMar 08, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ESTIn-person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThis monthly book club led by Doug is for those who like to read and discuss poetry. It celebrates the integral role of poets and poetry in life and literature. March’s selection is "The Rupture Tense," the astounding second collection by Jenny Xie, “a magician of perspective and scale.”(New Yorker)
- Tue, Mar 14In-person Bookstore1SarasotaMar 14, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMIn-person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThis monthly book club led by Elsie Souza is dedicated to reading vintage mystery novels. March’s pick is "The Son" by Jo Nesbø, an electrifying tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption.
- Wed, Mar 15In-person Bookstore1SarasotaMar 15, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDTIn-person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThe Short and Satisfying Book Club is for those looking for a shorter read that is ripe for discussion. March’s selection is Claire Keegan’s beautiful new novella, "Foster," a heartbreaking story of childhood, loss, and love.
- Tue, Mar 21In-person Bookstore1SarasotaMar 21, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDTIn-person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAIn this monthly book club dedicated to reading and protecting the most important and threatened books for our generation, March’s pick is "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," Maya Angelou's debut memoir, a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
- Wed, Apr 05In Person Bookstore1SarasotaApr 05, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDTIn Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAIn this monthly book club dedicated to reading collections of short stories, April's pick is "Liberation Day," George Saunders' masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans.
- Tue, Apr 11In Person Bookstore1Sarasota
- Thu, Apr 13In Person Bookstore1SarasotaApr 13, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDTIn Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAThis monthly book club led by Doug is for those who like to read and discuss poetry. April’s selection is "Playlist for the Apocalypse," a piercing, unflinching new volume from Rita Dove that offers necessary music for our tumultuous present.
- Wed, Apr 19In Person Bookstore1Sarasota
- Tue, Apr 25In Person Bookstore1SarasotaApr 25, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDTIn Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USAIn this monthly book club dedicated to reading and protecting the most important and threatened books for our generation, April's pick "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie, one of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, and Rushdie’s best-known and most galvanizing book.
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