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If your New Year’s resolution includes good books and good conversation, the Bucks County Community College Book Discussion Group invites you to its free, informal monthly meetings. The gatherings take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month during the academic year at the college’s Newtown campus.
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Michael Hennessey, the literature professor who convenes the meetings, says group members come from a variety of backgrounds, but share a love of reading, In fact, the titles are suggested by group members at the last meeting of each semester.
“There’s not much conflict over the titles we choose,” said Hennessey, who has led the group discussions for more than a decade. “We certainly often disagree about the value or worth of some titles and some characters, but it’s always a civil discussion.”
The year starts off with a discussion of Lucky Us: A Novel by Amy Bloom on Thursday, January 14. This jazzy novel set in the World War II era is about two teenage half-sisters who go from Ohio to Hollywood and back, trying both to find and lose themselves and each other. The New York Times bestseller was named one of the best books of 2014 by Washington Post and O: The Oprah Magazine.
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Other titles to be discussed are:
- February 11 – The Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories by Anthony Marra
- March 10 – The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
- April 14 – Disgrace: A Novel by J.M. Coetzee
- May 12 – Fortune Smiles: Stories by Adam Johnson
- June 9 – What Terrorists Want: Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat by Louise Richardson
Founded in 1988, the Bucks County Community College Book Discussion Group meets from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month in room 114 of the Rollins Center, located near the Student Life office. The campus is located at 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, Pa., 18940. For more information, contact Michael Hennessey at 215-968-8164 or Michael.Hennessey@bucks.edu
