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The Cascade Book Discussion Group will meet at 10 am on February 19 in the library’s Wisner Center to discuss Barbara Kingsolver’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “Demon Copperhead.”
If you have yet to read the book, a sampling of comments from the internet will give you a sense of its plot and purpose:
“The story is about a boy born to a single mother in a single-wide trailer in the mountains of Southern Appalachia. Set in Virginia, the story uses the first-person voice of its titular character to juxtapose the world’s beauty and ugliness. The story exposes the systemic failures of American institutions but celebrates the resiliency of the individual spirit. The author bases her novel on Charles Dickens’s “David Copperfield” (1850) to connect the present to the past, to combine cultures, and to adapt Dickens’s mission of using literature to hold a mirror up to society.’
“...a story that’s about love and neglect, the opioid epidemic, the plight of the poor, and the grinding, relentless poverty that keeps them down.”
“Although a bit grim, it’s voice is full of wit and warmth and hopes and dreams, no matter how much he feels looked down on as a hillbilly...the author has an obvious passion for social justice.”
Scheduling Change Coming in September
Beginning in September 2024, the book discussion will move from Monday to another weekday, either Wednesday or Thursday to accommodate some adjustments KDL has made to programming and scheduling practices, according to discussion facilitator Sara Moseley.
“The switch to a different day will allow me to continue to facilitate the group,” she said. “There's also a possibility that we will move away from the 10 am timeslot we currently share with the ebullient Storytime program in the next room. I will pass along the final decision as soon as I learn what it will be.”
Ann Patchett to Visit April 24
Ann Patchett is an American author who received the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction for her “Bel Canto” novel. Her most recent novel, “Tom Lake,” is described as a story “...about family, love, and growing up.”
Use this link to sign up for notifications about Ann Patchett's visit to the Calvin Fine Arts Center on April 24. This is NOT a registration link, but if you sign up, the system will alert you as soon as registration for the event becomes available.
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