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NOVEL CONVERSATION

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2025-08-05 18:30:00 2025-08-05 20:00:00 America/New_York NOVEL CONVERSATION Third Floor, Boardroom Main Library - Board Room

Tuesday, August 05
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-05 18:30:00 2025-08-05 20:00:00 America/New_York NOVEL CONVERSATION Third Floor, Boardroom Main Library - Board Room

Main Library

Board Room

Third Floor, Boardroom

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by R.F. Kuang

Authors Juniper Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena is a literary darling while June is a nobody. ‘Who wants stories about basic white girls?’, June thinks. So, when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse, stealing Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.

So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? This piece of history deserves to be told, whoever the teller. That is what June believes, and The New York Times bestseller list agrees.

But June cannot escape Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens her stolen success. As she races to protect her secret she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves?

                                    

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For an invitation to the meeting by Zoom, contact: hbolte@fcdlibrary.org

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club |

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Main Library

Phone: 740-653-2745

Hours
Mon, Jul 28 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Our Main Library is located in downtown Lancaster.  This location features a large meeting room, as well as a board room and study room.  Our children's area has an Early Literacy Center, perfect for preschool-aged children.  

Upcoming Events

Fri, Aug 01, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Main Library

Fri, Aug 01, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Board Room

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Mon, Aug 04, 10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library - Board Room

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Bremen Branch Library
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Tue, Aug 05, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Baltimore Branch Library

Tue, Aug 05, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Millersport Kiosk

Tue, Aug 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Gallery

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Tue, Aug 05, 5:45pm - 6:45pm
Baltimore Branch Library

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Main Library - Board Room

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Bremen Branch Library

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Main Library - Gallery

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Northwest Branch

Fri, Aug 08, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library - Board Room

Fri, Aug 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Northwest Branch

Mon, Aug 11, 9:30am - 10:30am
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Main Library - Board Room

Tue, Aug 12, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Millersport Kiosk

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Main Library - Board Room

Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Baltimore Branch Library

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Fri, Aug 15, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Main Library

Sat, Aug 16, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Main Library

Sun, Aug 17, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library

Mon, Aug 18, 10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library - Board Room

Tue, Aug 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Millersport Kiosk

Thu, Aug 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Bremen Branch Library

Thu, Aug 21, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Gallery
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Sat, Aug 23, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Gallery

Mon, Aug 25, 10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library - Board Room