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LLAGNY Book Club
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT
Category: Events

The inaugural book in the LLAGNY Book Club will be Susan Orlean’s The Library Book.  The discussion will be held at the New York Law Institute in May 14, 2019 at 6 pm.  

RSVP by Monday, May 13th to Mary Matuszak

The second book will be the winner of the One Book, One New York.    The entries are listed below and if you wish to be part of the decision to pick the book that many New Yorkers will be reading this summer, vote here.   The City of New York will announce the winner on May 3, 2019.   The LLAGNY discussion of this book will be in mid-June.  

The Books

  • A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza: As an Indian wedding gathers a family back together, parents must reckon with the choices their children have made. What secrets and betrayals have caused this close-knit family to fracture?
  • Nilda by Nicholasa Mohr: The coming of age story of a 10-year-old Puerto Rican girl growing up in The Bronx during WWII. A story of family hardship and discrimination as young girl's childhood slowly erodes away.
  • Just Kids by Patti Smith: A memoir by the legendary artist gives a glimpse into life in 1970s NYC and her friendship with renowned artist Robert Mapplethorpe.
  • Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson: Four young friends navigate the perils of adolescence, mean streets and haunted memories in 1970s Bushwick, all while dreaming of escape.
  • Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee: A strong-willed Queens-born daughter of Korean immigrants is addicted to a glamourous Manhattan lifestyle she can't afford, but is determined to carve a space for herself in the glittering world of NYC.

Contact: Mary Matuszak