Longitude Book Club

The selection for this meeting is Burial Rites by Hannah Kent.

Meeting Date:  third Tuesday of each month

Time:  6:30 p.m.

Place:  Watermark cafe

Leader:  Julie Minks

This club explores global culture through great fiction & non-fiction reads. It meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the cafe.  The group leader is Julie Minks who experienced in some world traveling during her time with the Air Force.  The Longitude Book Club is comprised of a variety of people who come for specific books or to learn about a new culture.  This small but mighty group travels the globe, encountering different cultures and foreign authors and situations as they read fiction, nonfiction, historical, or mystery works.  Please join them on their journey!

A Short Introduction to Longitude:

1. What book has been your group's favorite this past year? Why?  The Door by Magda Szabo.  Taking place after the brutal Hungarian Revolution, the book describes a very interesting relationship between a bold housekeeper and the couple who employ her.  The revolution shaped all their lives, and the housekeeper turns out to the the town fixture who all others depend on.  

2. How would you describe your book club to a prospective member?  We read fiction, nonfiction, mysteries, and a variety of other genres that have to do with other cultures around the world, including books by foreign authors.

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 6:30pm
Event address: 
4701 E Douglas Ave
Wichita, KS 67218
Books: 
Burial Rites By Hannah Kent Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316243926
Availability: Available to order! Usually Ships to Store in 3-5 Days.
Published: Back Bay Books - April 1st, 2014