Each month we will read a book selected along with Maine Public Book Club. All books are written by Maine authors. Each book selection will have a live virtual book club featuring an interview with the author streamed on Maine Public's Youtube Channel and Facebook Page on a scheduled date. We will then meet at the Appleton Library to also discuss our thoughts on the book and the virtual meeting featuring the author. The library has multiple copies of each book available for lending to our patrons. Click HERE to see the full schedule.
The Book Club's October selection is Fire Exit by Morgan Talty. Maine Public's "Virtual Book Club" will stream on the Maine Public's YouTube and Facebook page on Wednesday, October 9 at 7pm. Our Appleton Library Book Club meeting for that book will be at the library on Tuesday, October 29 at 10:00 AM.
From the award-winning author of Night of the Living Rez, comes a masterful and unforgettable story of family, legacy, bloodlines, culture and inheritance, and what, if anything, we owe one another.
From the porch of his home, Charles Lamosway has watched the life he might have had unfold across the river on Maine’s Penobscot Reservation. He caught brief moments of his neighbor Elizabeth’s life—from the day she came home from the hospital to her early twenties. But there’s something deeper and more dangerous than the river that divides him from her and the rest of the tribal community. It’s the secret that Elizabeth is his daughter, a secret Charles is no longer willing to keep.
Now, it’s been weeks since he’s seen Elizabeth, and Charles is worried. As he attempts to hold on to and care for what he can—his home and property; his alcoholic and bighearted friend Bobby; and his mother, Louise, who is slipping deeper into dementia—he becomes increasingly haunted by his past. Forced to confront a lost childhood on the reservation, a love affair cut short, and the death of his beloved stepfather, Fredrick, Charles contends with questions he’s long been afraid to ask. Is his secret about Elizabeth his to share? And would his daughter want to know the truth, even if it could cost her everything she’s ever known?
Maine Public/ Appleton Library 2024 Book Club Schedule
*Book Club Meeting Dates/Times Subject to Change
https://www.mainepublic.org/all-books-considered-book-club
October
Fire Exit by Morgan Talty
Maine Public Coverage: Wednesday, October 9 at 7pm: Virtual Book Club discussion with author live streamed on Maine Public’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Appleton Library Book Club Meeting: Tuesday, October 29 at 10am.
November
The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker
Maine Public Coverage: Thursday, November 21 at 7pm: Virtual Book Club discussion with author live streamed on Maine Public’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Appleton Library Book Club Meeting: Tuesday, November 26 at 10am.
Starting in the month of May, the Appleton Library will be offering a new book club! Together, we will read monthly book selections along with the Maine Public Book Club. We have decided to follow along with the Maine Public Book Club because:
If you have any questions, would like to add your name to the Appleton Library Book Club email list, or would like to reserve a copy of a book club selection, please email Jessica at appletonlibraryme@gmail.com.
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