Book discussion groups planned for May at NOLS

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Library System will host book discussions in person and online this month.

• The Second Tuesday Book Discussion Group will meet online at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, to discuss “Interior Chinatown” by Charles Yu.

Paperback copies are available for pickup at the Port Angeles Library.

In June, the group will discuss “Etta and Otto and Russell and James” by Emma Hooper.

• The Second Saturday Book Discussion Group will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Sequim Branch Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

The group will discuss “When the Emperor was Divine” by Julie Otsuka.

Paperback copies are available for pickup at the Sequim Library.

The group will discuss “Less” by Andrew Sean Greer in June.

• The Novel Conversations Book Discussion Group is set to meet online at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, to talk about “Everything I Never Told You” by Celeste Ng.

Paperback copies are available for pickup at the Sequim Library.

The group plans to discuss “Before We Were Yours” by Lisa Wingate in June.

• The Wednesday Evening Book Discussion Group will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, in the Carver Room at the Port Angeles Main Library, 2210 S. Peabody St., Port Angeles.

The group will discuss “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” by Carson McCullers; paperback copies are available for pickup at the Port Angeles Library.

Its June selection is “Real Life” by Brandon Taylor.

Registration, at www.nols.org, is required to join the online meetings and is recommended for the in-person discussions.

For more information, call 360-417-8500 or email discover@nols.org.

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