Elizabeth Strout

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Strong-willed Olive is the connecting thread in this Pulitzer-prize winning collection of short stories.

Yes! After countless inquiries and years of community interest, we are starting our very first ever Book Club at the Secret Garden! For this, our initial foray into Book Club-ing, our book club will be aimed at grown ups. Who knows what the future holds in terms of kid-centered clubs, or clubs on sundry ... (more)themes, but we're starting with this. And we couldn't be more excited!Moderated by longtime bookseller, Michelle, it will be here, at the shop @ 7PM, every THIRD THURSDAY of the month. We've chosen the inagural title for our first meeting 18 March: Olive Kitteridge. During our first meeting we will determine and announce our next book for our second meeting: 15 April. Mark your calendars and plan to get in on the ground floor of this exciting launch of books, conversation, and friendship!
Each month's book club pick will be discounted 10% and displayed prominently in the shop. And, as always, if you participate in another book club, and get 3 or more of any one title from us, we'll discount that at the same rate for you, too, just ask!

Join us as we discuss Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout and learn next month's Pick!

Running June 1-5, Ms. Strout will be available to answer your questions and discuss her work.

Our First Penguin Pot-Luck Book Club Meeting!

Literary Sojourn is an annual gathering of authors and book lovers set in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Each year, 500 readers from all over the country gather in Steamboat Springs to meet the creators of their favorite books and to celebrate, first and foremost, the joy and inspiration of books ... (more)and reading.

Time TBD. Please check with Jabberwocky Bookshop.

Harvard Book Store is delighted to host New York Times bestselling author ELIZABETH STROUT as she reads from her latest work, a collection of thirteen narratives bound together by the presence of one memorable character: Olive Kitteridge.

At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, ... (more)at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance: a former student who has lost the will to live: Olive’s own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.

As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life–sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition–its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.

Admission:
Free, but reservations are required on a first-come basis.

Information:
To RSVP, please call (312) 832-6789

6pm Reception, 7pm Author's Lecture
Wednesday, April 16
Admission: $10; $5 for AHC members;
free for MMH members