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Community Book Club: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

2025-01-23 19:00:00 2025-01-23 20:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Community Book Club: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store In January, we are reading "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride Squamish Public Library - Library Main Space

Thursday, January 23
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-23 19:00:00 2025-01-23 20:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Community Book Club: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store In January, we are reading "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride Squamish Public Library - Library Main Space

Squamish Public Library

Library Main Space

In January, we are reading "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride

Community Book Club is open to everyone and all are welcome! We meet in the main library by the big front windows and tea and cookies are provided.

The library has copies on a first-come-first-served basis.

You can purchase your own copy in person at Gather Bookshop or Book Mountain. Mention the Squamish Library book club to get 15% off your purchase!

About The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride:

In 1972, Chicken Hill was where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. As these characters' stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins of white, Christian America struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town's white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community - heaven and earth - that sustain us.

Registration required.

Accessibility at this event:

  • Accessible, all-genders washroom.
  • Ramp entrance to building with handrails.
  • Masks welcome.
  • Find more information about accessibility at the Squamish Public Library: https://squamishlibrary.ca/accessibility/
  • If you require further accommodations, please let us know on the registration page.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club |

TAGS: | Book Club | Adults |

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