Book Lovers' Bistro 2020 Reading List

Our Town

A Play in Three Acts

by Wilder, Thornton

Book - 2003

January 2020. We will be having a special table reading of the play the week before our discussion. Please sign up with the Adult Services Desk if you are interested in participating. Table Reading: Tuesday, January 7th, from 5 – 8 p.m. January 2020. We will be having a special table reading of the play the week before our discussion. Please sign up with the Adult Services Desk if you are interested in participating. Table Reading: Tuesday, January 7th, from 5 – 8 p.m. Show less

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An American Marriage

A Novel

by Jones, Tayari

Book - 2018

February 2020. Longlist, National Book Awards 2018 for Fiction. February 2020. Longlist, National Book Awards 2018 for Fiction. Show less

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Hillbilly Elegy

A Memoir of A Family and Culture in Crisis

by Vance, J. D.

Book - 2016

March 2020. "You will not read a more important book about America this year."—The Economist March 2020. "You will not read a more important book about America this year."—The Economist Show less

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The Leavers

A Novel

by Ko, Lisa

Book - 2017

April 2020. 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. April 2020. 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. Show less

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz

A Novel

by Morris, Heather

Book - 2018

May 2020. Recommended by Cheryl B. May 2020. Recommended by Cheryl B. Show less

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A Novel

by Greer, Andrew Sean

Book - 2017

June 2020. 2018 Pulitzer Prize: A generous book, musical in its prose and expansive in its structure and range, about growing older and the essential nature of love. June 2020. 2018 Pulitzer Prize: A generous book, musical in its prose and expansive in its structure and range, about growing older and the essential nature of love. Show less

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There There

A Novel

by Orange, Tommy

Book - 2018

July 2020. Longlist, National Book Awards 2018 for Fiction. July 2020. Longlist, National Book Awards 2018 for Fiction. Show less

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The Friend

by Nunez, Sigrid

Book - 2018

August 2020. 2018 National Book Award Winner for fiction. August 2020. 2018 National Book Award Winner for fiction. Show less

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Next Year in Havana

by Cleeton, Chanel

Book - 2018

September 2020. Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick. September 2020. Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick. Show less

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The Great Alone

by Hannah, Kristin

Book - 2018

October 2020. October 2020. Show less

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A Gentleman in Moscow

by Towles, Amor

Book - 2016

November 2020. Amazon Best Books of 2016; New York Times - Editor's Choice; Kirkus Prize Finalist. November 2020. Amazon Best Books of 2016; New York Times - Editor's Choice; Kirkus Prize Finalist. Show less