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Romance Book Group (Main)

Main Library, Teen Room, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

This month's book: Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly Audience: Teens and Adults. If you read romance (or want to start), this group is for you! Reading Interests: This group will explore the burgeoning genre of contemporary romance. Example selections include: Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola and Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner. How to get the print book: Copies of the print book are set aside at the Main Library Q&A Desk on the ground floor. Visit the Main Library at 449 Broadway during service hours and a staff member can help you check out a copy. How to get the e-book or digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an e-book and digital audiobook through Libby. We'll meet in the Teen Room on the first floor of the Main Library. For more information, contact Susannah at sbtkacz@cambridgema.gov.

Contemporary Book Group (Main)

Main Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

This month's book: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley Reading Interests: The group concentrates on fiction and narrative nonfiction. Some past selections include: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters, and Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang. How to get the print book: Copies of the print book are set aside at the Main Library. Visit the Main Library Q&A Desk at 449 Broadway during service hours and a staff member can help you check out a copy. How to get the e-book or digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an e-book and digital audiobook through OverDrive or the Libby app. How to register: Click the registration link below to register. Registration is encouraged but not required. For more information, contact Susannah Borysthen-Tkacz (sbtkacz@cambridgema.gov).

Adult Book Group (O'Connell)

O'Connell Branch, 48 Sixth St., Cambridge, MA 02141

June selection: There, There by Tommy Orange Reading Interests: We read mostly contemporary fiction and non-fiction, with forays into older works and classics. Past selections include Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, and An Immense World by Ed Yong. How to get the print book: Copies of the book and audiobook are set aside at the O'Connell Branch. Visit during open hours and a staff member can help you check out a copy. Click here for O'Connell Branch Hours. How to get the ebook or digital audiobook: This month’s book is available as an ebook or digital audiobook through Libby. This book group meets in person at the O'Connell Branch. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration is needed; drop-ins are welcome! For more information call 617-349-4019 or email Abby at aclinger@cambridgema.gov.