November Book Clubs at the Scotch Plains Public Library

On Monday, November 14 at 7:00 PM, the Evening Book Club will be meeting to discuss Dead Wake by Erik Larson. Full of glamour, mystery, and real-life suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, from famed Boston bookseller Charles Lauriat to pioneering female architect Theodate Pope Riddle to President Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of the Lusitania disaster that helped place America on the road to war.

On Tuesday, November 15 at 1:00 PM, the Afternoon Book Club will discuss In the Language of Miracles by Rajia Hassib. Emigrating from Egypt, Samir and Nagla Al-Menshawy were determined to live the American dream. After years of hard work, Samir set up his own medical practice and the family moved to an upscale New Jersey suburb; a beautiful home and a close friendship with their neighbors, the Bradstreets, made it seem as though they had finally made it. But when a devastating turn of events leaves their eldest son and the Bradstreets' daughter dead, all their years of success begin to unravel.

All programs are free and open to interested members of the public. For more information on the library’s book clubs, go to www.scotlib.org, email library@scotlib.org, call (908) 322-5007 x 204 or stop by the Reference Desk. The Scotch Plains Library is located at 1927 Bartle Avenue, one block from Park Avenue in the center of town.