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*CANCELLED* Great American Read: Fourth Episode
Wednesday, Apr. 3, 7:00-8:30pm
Join us to watch the PBS series that aired from May to October of 2018. Throughout the year we will watch each episode and discuss some of the featured books.
Fourth Episode: Heroes (2018; TV-PG; 54m) We examine books on America’s list that feature heroic characters. Celebrities, literary experts, authors and everyday book lovers discuss why our favorite heroes are complex and relatable, from the everyday hero to the tragic and unlikely or anti-hero.
Discussion: 1984/George Orwell
Coming up:
May 1, 7pm; Villains and Monsters; Discussion: The Handmaid's Tale/Margaret Atwood
June 12, 7pm; What We Do For Love; Discussion: Americanah/Chimananda Ngozi Adichie
July 3, 7pm; Other Worlds; Discussion: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Douglas Adams
All are welcome.
Sponsored by Friends of the Ridgewood Library.
Fourth Episode: Heroes (2018; TV-PG; 54m) We examine books on America’s list that feature heroic characters. Celebrities, literary experts, authors and everyday book lovers discuss why our favorite heroes are complex and relatable, from the everyday hero to the tragic and unlikely or anti-hero.
Discussion: 1984/George Orwell
Coming up:
May 1, 7pm; Villains and Monsters; Discussion: The Handmaid's Tale/Margaret Atwood
June 12, 7pm; What We Do For Love; Discussion: Americanah/Chimananda Ngozi Adichie
July 3, 7pm; Other Worlds; Discussion: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Douglas Adams
All are welcome.