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Try out our Friends Book Groups!

In 2024, the Friends added a new member benefit - Friends-only book groups! The afternoon and evening book groups meet every other month. You don't need to register, just show up! Copies of the books are held at Delaware, Orange and Liberty branches specifically for our groups.

Do you want to try it out but want to bring a non-Friend friend? (Tongue twister time!) Feel free! Non-members can attend one book club session for free, and then join the Friends of DCDL if they want to continue to participate.

OCTOBER EVENING BOOK GROUP

Tuesday, October 28th @ 6:30PM at Olive Garden Polaris

About the Book

#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later.

About the Author

Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You.  His books are published in more than forty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children.

NOVEMBER AFTERNOON BOOK GROUP

Tuesday, November 18th @ 2PM at the Powell Chamber Office

About the Book

A tapestry of joyful and startling interconnected stories that celebrate how people from all across America cope with adversity and unexpected changes in a confusing world.

With her imagination, humor, and great understanding of the human heart, Fannie Flagg holds a mirror up to the foibles, ingenuity, and imagination of people, inspiring us to laugh at the sometimes eccentric, sometimes brilliant ways people cope with, and ultimately prevail over, the challenges of modern life.

About the Author

Fannie Flagg is the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, and more. Flagg's script for the movie Fried Green Tomatoes was nominated for an Academy Award and the Writers Guild of America Award, and won the highly regarded Scripter Award for best screenplay of the year. She also won the Harper Lee Prize for Fiction. Fannie Flagg loves all animals, especially human beings, and lives happily in California and Alabama.

DECEMBER EVENING BOOK GROUP

THE PHOEBE VARIATIONS by Jane Hamilton

Tuesday, October 28th @ 6:30pm

About the Book

The acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World (both Oprah Book Club picks) returns with a stunning coming-of-age novel about girls, mothers, and finding one's way in the world.

What starts as an adolescent rebellion soon spirals into a whirlwind of self-discovery and unexpected connections. As Phoebe grapples with her shifting identity and strained relationships, she must navigate the tumultuous road out of girlhood and chart a new and unknown course.

About the Author

Jane Hamilton's novels have won literary prizes, have been made into films, and have been international bestsellers, and two of them, The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World, were selections of Oprah's Book Club. Her nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times; The Washington Post; Allure; O, The Oprah Magazine; Elle; and various anthologies. She lives on an apple farm in Wisconsin.

Author Visit

The Friends are excited to host Jane Hamilton at the Liberty Branch Library the evening before this group meets on 10/27. We would love to have you join us there!  Click the link below to buy your ticket.

Ticket for Jane Hamilton Author Visit

Vicky Schmarr - Afternoon Book Group Facilitator

Joy Kelch - Evening Book Group Facilitator

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