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Join us for the Pacific Beach Library's monthly book discussion! Our group meets in a hybrid format, so you can choose whether you'd prefer to join us in-person in the PB Library's Community Room or virtually (please send an email to cwainwright@sandiego.gov for this year's Zoom login info). February's selection is The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.
Description: In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows.
If you'd like to check out a print copy of the book, they are available 1 month before each discussion at the Pacific Beach Library's Circulation Desk. Please call 858-581-9934 x0 before coming to pick it up so that staff may confirm availability.
Book Discussion Calendar
- January 9, 2025: Select titles to discuss in 2025
- February 13: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
- March 23: tba
- April 10: tba
- May 8: tba
- June 12: tba
- July 10: tba
- August 14: tba
- September 11: tba
- October 9: tba
- November 13: One Book, One San Diego selection (to be announced)
- December 11: tba
- January 8, 2026: Select titles to discuss in 2026
- February 12, 2026: tba