APL Book Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 12pm. 

August 20 will be the next meeting

Copies of the monthly selection are available at the Adult Services desk at the Main Library

At our August 20th meeting we will be discussing Love Medicine, by Louise Erdrich.

This reissue of Erdrich’s exquisite first novel includes five new sections that color and complement the original multigenerational saga of two extended families that live on and around a Chippewa reservation in North Dakota. Each chapter is narrated in a memorable voice like the one of Lipsha Morrissey, a young man who is believed to have “the touch,” with which he attempts to bring his wandering grandfather back to his long-suffering grandmother with a love medicine made from goose hearts. By placing us right inside the heads of her remarkable characters, Erdrich allows us to feel the despair that insensitive government policies, poverty, and alcoholism have brought them. For those who have yet to discover this magical novel and for those who will have the pleasure of experiencing its heartbreak and its hope, this new version is highly recommended.

Book Club Bags

Already in a book club?  You can checkout sets of books from APL’s previous book club selections.  Each bag contains 8-12 copies of the book and check out for 8 weeks.

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