FLORENCE-Harper Lee’s new book Go Set a Watchman is coming out in July. We’re sponsoring two corresponding book discussions at The Carriage: one on To Kill a Mockingbird before the new book’s release and one on Go Set a Watchman a few weeks after it comes out. Also on Saturday, June 13 there will be a children’s book signing a very good week for reading coming your way.
Book Signing with Stephanie Armiger
Saturday, June 13, 1:30-4:30 pm
Local children’s author Stephanie Armiger will be at the library to sell and sign copies of her children’s books. She has two books about the legend of the Jersey Devil, A Devil in the Pines and A Devil in the Pines II: New Blood, and I, Annie Moore, a book about the first immigrant who came through Ellis Island. For more information, call 256-764-6564, ext. 28.
The Mockingbird Chat: To Kill a Mockingbird
Sunday, June 14, 6:00 pm
at The Carriage
Get ready for the release of Harper Lee’s new novel Go Set a Watchman by celebrating the book that made her a legend. Reread the novel and join us at The Carriage in downtown Florence for a discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird. This event is sponsored by Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, and the discussion will be led by Debra Dombrowski. For more information, call 256-764-6564, ext. 28.
The Mockingbird Chat: Go Set a Watchman
Sunday, August 16, 6:00 pm
at The Carriage
The release of Harper Lee’s sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most significant literary events of our lifetimes. Go Set a Watchman is set 20 years after Mockingbird and follows Scout as she returns to Maycomb to visit her father, and the book explores how the these characters cope with the changes of the 1950s. Come talk about this important new novel in a public discussion led by Debra Dombrowski at The Carriage in downtown Florence. This event is sponsored by Florence-Lauderdale Public Library. For more information, call 256-764-6564, ext. 28.
