Friends! Did you know that we are co-hosting our second Solutions-Focused Community Book Club in partnership with the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and local journalist Caitlin Schmidt of The Tucson Agenda NEXT WEEK? It is going to be so fun 🙂 On Wednesday, August 9, we will be meeting at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona at 5:30pm to discuss Sara Nisha Adams’ The Reading List.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR, SARA NISHA ADAMS:

“Sara Nisha Adams is a writer and editor. She lives in London and was born in Hertfordshire to Indian and English parents. Her debut novel The Reading List is partly inspired by her grandfather, who lived in Wembley and immediately found a connection with his granddaughter through books.”

ABOUT THE BOOK FROM HARPER COLLINS:

“An unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people in a London suburb.

Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in Wembley, in West London, after losing his beloved wife. He shops every Wednesday, goes to Temple, and worries about his granddaughter, Priya, who hides in her room reading while he spends his evenings watching nature documentaries.

Aleisha is a bright but anxious teenager working at the local library for the summer when she discovers a crumpled-up piece of paper in the back of To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s a list of novels that she’s never heard of before. Intrigued and a little bored with her slow job at the checkout desk, she impulsively decides to read every book on the list, one after the other. As each story gives up its magic, the books transport Aleisha from the painful realities she’s facing at home.

When Mukesh arrives at the library, desperate to forge a connection with his bookworm granddaughter, Aleisha passes along the reading list…hoping that it will be a lifeline for him too. Slowly, the shared books create a connection between two lonely souls, as fiction helps them escape their grief and everyday troubles and find joy again.”

WANT TO JOIN US?

All are welcome to join us on August 9 – the event is free and open to the public!

There will be snacks! There will be drinks! There will be fun and engaging prompted conversation and activities! We will be raffling off several copies of our next book (for our next meeting is at the end of September)! In short, it’s going to be a VERY fun night full of community connections and curious conversations. You can RSVP HERE (this will help us make sure we have enough snacks and drinks).

If you’re a reader who cares about building a vibrant and equitable community in Southern Arizona, then this book club is for you. We hope to see you there 🙂