Brown Bag Talking Book Discussion

Brown Bag Talking Book Discussion

The group discusses two audiobooks each month. Listen to all, one, or even none… everyone is welcome!

Meet in person or join in remotely.

To join remotely by phone, please Call: 267-807-9601 and use Access Code: 965803, or join virtually by visiting bit.ly/TCLbtbcall

Titles are voted on 3 months in advance. This month’s titles:

Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
DBC29748
6 hours, 15 minutes. Suspense Fiction, Mystery.
“Emma Rosenblum’s Bad Summer People is a whip-smart, propulsive debut about infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue, set against an exclusive summer haven on Fire Island. None of them would claim to be a particularly good person. But who among them is actually capable of murder? Jen Weinstein and Lauren Parker rule the town of Salcombe, Fire Island every summer. They hold sway on the beach and the tennis court, and are adept at manipulating people to get what they want. Their husbands, Sam and Jason, have summered together on the island since childhood, despite lifelong grudges and numerous secrets. Their one single friend, Rachel Woolf, is looking to meet her match, whether he’s the tennis pro–or someone else’s husband. But even with plenty to gossip about, this season starts out as quietly as any other. Until a body is discovered, face down, off the side of the boardwalk. Stylish, subversive, and darkly comedic, this is a story of what’s lurking under the surface of picture-perfect lives in a place where everyone has something to hide”– Provided by publisher. 2023

The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
DB 122278
13 hours, 49 minutes. Historical Fiction.
“In 1486, Orsola Rosso is the eldest daughter in a family of glassblowers in Murano, Italy. As a woman, she is not meant to blow glass–but when her father dies, she teaches herself to make beads in secret, and her work becomes the cornerstone of the Rosso family fortunes. Skipping like a stone through the centuries, we follow Orsola and her family as they live through creative triumph and heartbreaking loss, from a plague rearing its head over Venice to Continental soldiers stripping its palazzos bare, from the domination of Murano and its maestros to the transformation of the city of trade into a city of tourists. In every era, the Rosso women ensure that their work, and their bonds, endure”– Provided by publisher. 2024

New attendees: Please call the library or click on the covers above to place copies on hold. Or current BTB members can use the Talking Book Order Form to have copies sent on cartridge.