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World Short Story Discussion Group
2023-06-01 18:30:00 2023-06-01 20:00:00 America/New_York World Short Story Discussion Group Do you love reading short stories, both modern and classic? Join us to celebrate Pride Month with a discussion of the following stories: Good Boy by Eloghosa Osunde, "The Swimmer" by John Cheever. Virtual -

Thursday, June 01
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-01 18:30:00 2023-06-01 20:00:00 America/New_York World Short Story Discussion Group Do you love reading short stories, both modern and classic? Join us to celebrate Pride Month with a discussion of the following stories: Good Boy by Eloghosa Osunde, "The Swimmer" by John Cheever. Virtual -

Do you love reading short stories, both modern and classic? Join us to celebrate Pride Month with a discussion of the following stories: Good Boy by Eloghosa Osunde, "The Swimmer" by John Cheever.

The World Short Story Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday of each month from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM to 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: | Summer Quest | Book Discussion Groups |

TAGS: | stories | pride month | lgbtqia |

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