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World Short Story Discussion Group

2024-02-14 19:00:00 2024-02-14 20:00:00 America/New_York World Short Story Discussion Group If you love reading short stories, join us on Valentine's Day to discuss these two stories: “Love Letter” by George Saunders, "The Rest of Us” by Jenzo Duque. Virtual -

Wednesday, February 14
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-02-14 19:00:00 2024-02-14 20:00:00 America/New_York World Short Story Discussion Group If you love reading short stories, join us on Valentine's Day to discuss these two stories: “Love Letter” by George Saunders, "The Rest of Us” by Jenzo Duque. Virtual -

If you love reading short stories, join us on Valentine's Day to discuss these two stories: “Love Letter” by George Saunders, "The Rest of Us” by Jenzo Duque.

The World Short Story Discussion Group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 PM discuss two carefully chosen short stories. We are currently using the book, "The Best American Short Stories, 2021, edited by Jesmyn Ward," to select contemporary stories for monthly discussions. 

This program will take place by Zoom and registration is required. After registering, you will be e-mailed the link to join this Zoom meeting. If you have questions about the program or need help finding these stories, contact Caroline at cpak@alexlibraryva.org.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion Groups |

TAGS: | stories | short story | book club |

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