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Book cover for The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

Adult Book Club: Around the World

The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

2026-06-25 11:00:00 2026-06-25 12:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Around the World Visit different places through novels, memoirs, mysteries and other genres. You will be issued a Reading Passport to collect a stamp for each meeting attended. Sterling Library - Meeting Room C

Thursday, June 25
11:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-25 11:00:00 2026-06-25 12:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Around the World Visit different places through novels, memoirs, mysteries and other genres. You will be issued a Reading Passport to collect a stamp for each meeting attended. Sterling Library - Meeting Room C

Sterling Library

Meeting Room C

Visit different places through novels, memoirs, mysteries and other genres. You will be issued a Reading Passport to collect a stamp for each meeting attended.

This month, visit Ethiopia. Discuss The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste.

An orphaned servant in 1935 Ethiopia helps disguise a gentle peasant as their exiled emperor to rally her fellow women in the fight against fascism.

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors |

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