Reading Groups

Melikian Center Book Club - Tempe Public Library

This book group will read fiction by a range of award-winning authors based at the edges of the European Union, who draw from experience to imagine border-crossing, and the encounter with an alien world, from a range of perspectives. Tackling themes of mobility, curiosity and identity, these authors invite us to empathize with characters determined to make meaning out of fractured and divided lives. Across East Europe, a majority of citizens live less than a two-hour drive from the edge of their country. The challenge, excitement and risk of crossing into a different culture, history, language and worldview have captured the attention of writers, including those in countries that have joined the European Union, and those where international travel requires enormous sacrifices.

The club meets the 2nd Monday of the month (unless otherwise noted).

The book club is hosted at the Tempe Public Library, convened by Keith Brown. Keith_brown@asu.edu. To check our book club schedule visit tempepubliclibrary.org and click Event Calendar