Station Readers Society

About this event

Join the Station Reader's Society at Station Branch! Enjoy lively discussions about a variety of books with fellow adults the first Wednesday of the month at 11am. Share your thoughts, discover new titles, and connect with other readers. All are welcome!

Want to receive a copy of the book ahead of the discussion? Please call the branch at 516-466-8055 ext 258 to arrange for a copy.

November Selection: There There by Tommy Orange

A wondrous and shattering award-winning novel that follows twelve characters from Native communities: all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.

Among them is Jacquie Red Feather, newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind. Dene Oxendene, pulling his life together after his uncle’s death and working at the powwow to honor his memory. Fourteen-year-old Orvil, coming to perform traditional dance for the very first time. They converge and collide on one fateful day at the Big Oakland Powwow and together this chorus of voices tells of the plight of the urban Native American—grappling with a complex and painful history, with an inheritance of beauty and spirituality, with communion and sacrifice and heroism

Even if you are unable to complete the book in time for the discussion, please drop in for the discussion and to meet the group!