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Let's Talk Books

"America, América" by Greg Grandin
2026-04-20 19:00:00 2026-04-20 20:00:00 America/New_York Let's Talk Books Please join Let's Talk Books to read and discuss this year's All Alexandria Reads nonfiction selection in celebration of America250 "America, América: A New History of the New World" by Greg Grandin. Virtual - Virtual

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Add to Calendar 2026-04-20 19:00:00 2026-04-20 20:00:00 America/New_York Let's Talk Books Please join Let's Talk Books to read and discuss this year's All Alexandria Reads nonfiction selection in celebration of America250 "America, América: A New History of the New World" by Greg Grandin. Virtual - Virtual

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Please join Let's Talk Books to read and discuss this year's All Alexandria Reads nonfiction selection in celebration of America250 "America, América: A New History of the New World" by Greg Grandin.

American historian and professor, Greg Grandin, expands our understanding of American History by considering its growth and cohesion into a country juxtaposed against the growth and cohesion of our Western Hemispheric neighbors to the south. Over the 500 year history since colonization, Grandin shows the push and pull on policy and ideology between these two spheres. 

Place a hold on a copy here. 

Let's Talk Books is a monthly book discussion group of the Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library. 

Contact mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org for more information. 

ALL ALEXANDRIA READS 

Facilitated by the Alexandria Library, this program is designed to create shared experiences through reading. Everyone is invited to read the featured title and selected books for younger readers. All Alexandria Reads is made possible through a generous grant from the James M. Duncan, Jr. Library Foundation, Inc. 
  

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion Groups | All Alexandria Reads |

TAGS: | Virginia250 | Nonfiction | Book discussion groups | book clubs | america250 | AllAlexandriaReads | All Alexandria Reads | Alex250 |

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