2-3 pm Saturday, March 18: The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx. The 1994 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction is the story of a third-rate newspaperman and the women in his life – his elderly aunt and his two young daughters – who decide to resettle in their ancestral home in Newfoundland. The author describes each character’s profound transformation following the move, offering readers a vigorous, darkly comic, and at times magical portrait of the contemporary American family. Book Buzz Book Discussions are moderated by Stacie Anderson and meet at Main Library. 10 am Tuesday, January 10: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. In this unforgettable novel, more than 250 years of the African-American experience are compressed into a page-turning saga of two half-sisters and seven generations of their descendants, chronicling American and Ghanaian history including brutal details of the African slave trade. 10 am Tuesday, February 14: The Muralist by B. A. Shapiro. Historic figures, including Eleanor Roosevelt and abstract expressionist artists Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, are presented in this novel about a fictional young painter employed by the Works Progress Administration in New York City, who mysteriously disappears while trying to obtain visas for her Jewish relatives in Europe. 10 am Tuesday, March 14: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers. Written by an Iraq War veteran who enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 17, this meditative novel follows two soldiers, Bartle and Murphy, from basic training through their gripping experience in Iraq, and alternates with Bartle’s difficult and haunted life after returning home. Mystery Book Discussions are led by Pam Tidwell and meet at Main Library. 7:30 pm Tuesday, January 10: Shanghai Redemption by Qiu Xiaolong. Once a rising star in the Community Party, Chief Inspector Chen is “promoted” to be the director of the Shanghai Legal Reform Committee, a position with no power. As he struggles to understand 26 SHAKERONLINE.COM | WINTER 2017 his new job, he works outside of the Party to solve several cases including the murder of a government official’s wife. 7:30 pm Tuesday, February 14: The Burning by Jane Casey. The Burning Man is the name the media has given to a serial killer, who beats then burns his female victims. When a fifth victim is killed in a similar fashion, detective constable Maeve Kerrigan, who is keen on making her mark on London’s predominately male murder task force, suggests it may be a copycat killer. Her male colleagues believe Maeve’s empathy clouds her judgment, but the more she learns about the latest victim the more determined she is to bring the murderer to justice. 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 14: The Patriarch by Martin Walker. Bruno Courrèges, chief of police in a small town in the south of France, is invited to a party of one of his heroes, Colonel Jean-Marc Desaix, aka the Patriarch. When the Patriarch’s WWII buddy, Gilbert Clamartin, dies of “natural” causes during the festivities, Detective Bruno decides to do some investigating that takes him back to Jean-Marc and Gilbert’s Cold War days. Fourth Tuesday Afternoon Book Discussions are led by retired librarian Janis Williams and meet at Main Library. 2 pm Tuesday, January 24: The Children Act by Ian McEwan. Judge Fiona May must decide if a teenage boy should receive a life-saving medical treatment against his wishes and those of his religious family while dealing with her own sorrow and failing marriage. 2 pm Tuesday, February 28: The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only Family Internment Camp During World War II by Jan Jarboe Russell. During World War II, trains carried German, Italian, and Japanese immigrants and their American born children to an internment camp in Texas. This nonfiction account follows the experience of two teenage American girls who traveled to camp with their families and were subsequently deported to war-torn Germany and Japan. 2 pm Tuesday, March 28: The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick. When 38-year-old Richard Bartholomew’s mother dies, he needs to find his own life. With the help of a “girlbrarian,” her cat-loving brother, a runaway priest, and the spirit of Richard Gere, Richard finds his wings and learns to fly. PubReads Book Discussions are led by Rachel Wilhoyte and meet at Academy Tavern, 12800 Larchmere Boulevard, where participants can enjoy a burger and a beer with a book discussion. 7 pm Monday, January 9: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. During the World War II occupation of France, the lives of a blind French girl and a German boy intermingle in this heartbreaking story of the ways that war can tear us apart and kindness can bring us together. Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. 7 pm Monday, February 13: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Jay Fowler. Narrated by Rosemary Cooke who lost her sister, Fern, at the age of five, this story revolves around the missing sister and how each family member, particularly Rosemary and her brother Lowell, deals with the aftermath of Fern’s absence. Winner of the 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. 7 pm Monday, March 13: Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson. Fearing for both her safety and his family’s political aspirations, Joe Kennedy made the decision to have his daughter, Rosemary, lobotomized at 23. The author’s access to all of Rosemary’s letters and newly released material reveals how her famous siblings coped with Rosemary’s struggles. @ Shaker Library
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