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Event Type: Book Discussion Age Group(s): Adults Date: 5/9/2017 Start Time: 10:00 AM End Time: 11:30 AM Description: The May title is Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. Copies of the book are available at the EL Mirage Library Customer Service desk and online electronically through Overdrive on the Library’s homepage.
Library: El Mirage Branch Library location Other Information: Book synopsis: "After a layoff during the Great Recession sidelines his tech career, Clay Jannon takes a job at the titular bookstore in San Francisco, and soon realizes that the establishment is a façade for a strange secret. A tale of global conspiracy, complex code-breaking, high-tech data visualization, young love, rollicking adventure, and the secret to eternal life -- mostly set in a hole-in-the-wall San Francisco bookstore."
Contact: Suzie |