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 last Monday of the month (unless otherwise noted).

The book club is hosted at the Tempe Public Library, co-convened by Keith Brown and Shelley Stephenson. To check our book club schedule visit tempepubliclibrary.org and click Event Calendar
 

About Tempe Sister Cities, Tempe Public Library, and the Reading Global Book Club 

Since the early 1970s, Tempe AZ has been a leading participant in the United States’ Sister Cities’ Association, which aims to bring people together across the boundaries of nation, race, creed and ideology, “one handshake at a time.” Tempe has eleven sister cities on four continents, and for over 50 years students, teachers and professionals have traveled to and from Arizona as citizen-diplomats, advancing mutual understanding and building relationships across the world. For more information on Tempe Sister Cities, including the high school youth exchange and other programs, please visit. For up-to-date information on Tempe Public Library’s book clubs, including Reading Global, please visit.