Adult Book Club: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
2025-12-18 00:00 - 01:30 UTC | 724 Park Avenue Plainfield NJ 07060
Looking for people to discuss books with? You've found them.Our December read is Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro* (the 2017 Nobel Prize winner in literature). Klara is a solar-powered "Artificial Friend"- a robot with an AI consciousness. Klara's job is to socialize with Josie, a possibly-dying teenager homeschooled but brilliant. For more about the novel, check out the reviews in The Guardian and America magazine.(While there will be spoilers, it's ok to attend even if you didn't finish the book!)Please note: due to library construction, this meeting will be held at PPAC 724 Park Avenue, Plainfie*Contact our circulation staff for curbside pickup of the book at Plainfield Public Library. Call 908-757-1111 ext. 1800 to schedule a time. Pick-up time is limited to: 9:00AM - 4:00PM Mon-Fri. Or you can borrow a copy from any of the STELLA Libraries.Note: Upcoming Book Club Selections:January: The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, James McBrideFebruary: It Ends With Us, Colleen HooverMarch: A Good Day for Chardonnay, Darynda JonesCopies of the January read will be available at the December meeting.
