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Slow Reading Book Discussion
2026-04-20 14:00:00 2026-04-20 16:00:00 America/New_York Slow Reading Book Discussion This year the Slow Reading Discussion Group will be continuing its close study of works that explore, from a variety of perspectives, the rich theme of displacement. White Plains Public Library - Rotary Room

Monday, April 20
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-04-20 14:00:00 2026-04-20 16:00:00 America/New_York Slow Reading Book Discussion This year the Slow Reading Discussion Group will be continuing its close study of works that explore, from a variety of perspectives, the rich theme of displacement. White Plains Public Library - Rotary Room

This year the Slow Reading Discussion Group will be continuing its close study of works that explore, from a variety of perspectives, the rich theme of displacement.

Texts will include Javier Zamora's memoir Solito, Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake, Christy Lefteri's novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo, and Arundhati Roy's novel The God of Small Things. Leading the group is Ellen Lambert, who has a Ph.D. from Yale and taught high school English at The Dalton School for over 25 years.

For this meeting, please read chapters 3, 4, and 5 (pp. 84-129) of The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.

AGE GROUP: | Adults about 55 and over | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books and Authors |

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