The Malden Public Library hosts two book discussion groups: The First Monday Book Discussion and the Booker Prize Book Discussion. New members are always welcome! Copies of books for discussion are available at the information desk.
First Monday Book Discussion Group
The First Monday Book Discussion Group meets on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 in the Program Room.
This Month's Selection is: My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok (September 8, 2008)
Upcoming Books
- October 6, 2008 - Blackberry Winter by Margaret Mead
- November 3, 2008 - The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
- December 1, 2008 - Abundance : a novel of Marie Antoinette by Sena Jeter Naslund
Call Barbara Brown at 781-324-9335 or The Malden Public Library at 781-324-0218 for further information
Booker Prize Discussion Group
The Booker Prize Discussion Group meets monthly in the Program Room at 7:00. Since 1969 the "Booker Prize" has been awarded to the best full-length novel written in English by a citizen of the UK, the Commonwealth, Eire, Pakistan, or South Africa. Books which have been short listed for, or won, the prize will be discussed in a relaxed and loosely structured setting at the Malden Public Library. For more information about the Booker Prize please visit www.themanbookerprize.com.
This Month's Selection is: The Gathering by Anne Enright (September 17, 2008)
Upcoming Books:
- October 15, 2008 - The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan
- November 19, 2008 - The White Hotel by D. M. Thomas
- December 17, 2008 - An Ice-Cream War by William Boyd
- January, 2008 - The 27th Kingdom by Alice Thomas Ellis
- February, 2008 - Shame by Salman Rushdie
- March, 2008 - According to Mark by Penelope Lively
- April, 2008 - In Custody by Anita Desai
If you have any questions, please e-mail Andrew Dempsey or the Library.