Posted by Candice on Friday, Jul 28, 2017
B.Y.O.Book, the Library's books-in-bars book club, has some new events coming up! Grab a book, then pull up a chair to discuss it with us, while enjoying some food and drink at a great, local restaurant. Find more information and register for events by clicking on the links below.
August 15, at The Mill, 6 p.m., we'll talk about Carson McCullers' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
September 19, at Basta Pizzeria Ristorante, 6 p.m., we'll talk about Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend
October 24, at Share Wine Bistro & Small Plate Lounge, 6 p.m., we'll talk about Jeff Speck's Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
A limited number of each title will be available at the Info Desk on the 2nd floor of the Iowa City Public Library for checkout; there are also copies in the Library's print, audio, and digital collections. Please call the Info Desk at 356-5200 for more information, or email candice-smith@icpl.org
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I work at the Info Desk on the second floor, and I select books for the adult nonfiction collection. I have a degree in anthropology, which really helps in selecting...well...almost anything. I also manage the Art To Go collection of framed prints and original art, and the nonfiction DVDs.
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This book is just eerie enough that I stopped reading it before bed...but other than that, I highly recommend it! Part of what makes this 'where'd they disappear to?' story so compelling is the viewpoint of those who are left behind, and the number of years between the incident and the re-telling that really lets you see how it all plays out for everyone. The setting is perfect--an isolated lighthouse surrounded by frothy seas, disconnected from the land yet always visible to those who live there, a silent reminder of the unknown. -Candice