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“The Last Dickens,” by Matthew Pearl, will be featured at the adult book discussion on Tuesday, January, 21, 7:00 p.m., at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N Mulberry Street, Mt Vernon.
In his latest novel Pearl reopens one of literary history’s greatest mysteries in a tale filled with the dazzling twists and turns, the unerring period details, and the meticulous research that thrilled readers of bestsellers “The Dante Club” and “The Poe Shadow.”… Read full story
The Charles Dickens’ classic tale, “A Christmas Carol” will be the topic of the Adult Book Discussion on Tuesday, December 17, at 7:00 p.m. at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N. Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon.
“A Christmas Tale” is a novella first published in early Victorian era Britain in 1843–less than a week before Christmas.… Read full story
The art of writing will be featured at “Pages on Stages,” a public reception celebrating the work of local writers from the Knox Writes, Teen Writing Workshop and National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) on Sunday, December 1, 1:30-3:30 p.m., at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N.… Read full story
The Gund Gallery will present “Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts” at the Brown Bag Chat on Wednesday, November 20, noon, at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N. Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon.
This Brown Bag Chat will center around the exhibit currently at Gund Gallery, “Soundings: An Exhibition in Five Parts.”… Read full story
The classic “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Nobel prize-winner, Gabriel García Márquez, will be featured at the Adult Book Discussion on Tuesday, November 19, 7:00 p.m., at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon.… Read full story
“The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers who Brought the American Ideal West,” by David McCullough, will be featured at the adult book discussion on Tuesday, October 22, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Danville Public Library.
Guest Robert Neumann will lead the discussion on the latest best-seller from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.… Read full story
On Tuesday, October 15, 7:00 p.m., the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County will host Kenyon Review editor and acclaimed short story writer David Lynn, who will lead the KnoxReads book discussion of T.C. Boyle’s “The Relive Box.”
Knox Reads!… Read full story
The novel “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand,” by Helen Simonson, will be featured at the adult book discussion on Tuesday, September 17, at 7:00 PM at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N. Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon.
In the small village of Edgecombe St.… Read full story
Paragraphs Bookstore is proud to host Author John Temple. Next Tuesday, September 17 at 1:30 pm, head over to 229 South Main Street to meet Mr. Temple and listen to a discussion on his new release, “Up in Arms: How the Bundy Family Hijacked Public Lands, Outfoxed the Federal Government and Ignited America’s Patriot Militia Movement.”… Read full story
The award-winning book “Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President” by Candice Millard will be the topic of the Adult Book Discussion on Tuesday, July 23, 7:00 p.m., at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N.… Read full story