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For April, our popular "page-to-screen" book club, I Read That Movie @ the Library, will read Emma, Jane Austen's classic 1815 novel of manners, beloved by readers for over two centuries.Adding a little twist, our book club meeting will feature a screening of the 1995 coming-of-age movie Clueless that was described by entertainment website ScreenRant earlier this year as "the best, most creative version of Austen's Emma, and also the most definitive modern take on it."
Copies of the book will be available at the Humanities Desk on the 2nd Floor of the Central Library, as well as other locations in the MPL system. Participants are invited to read the book, then come for a screening of the film, featuring performances by Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz (the movie's version of Emma Woodhouse) and Paul Rudd in his film debut.
The screening/book club meeting will take place on April 27 at 2:00 p.m. in Room L-56 at the Central Library, followed by a discussion about the book and the movie.
We'll have free refreshments, and a discussion about the film and the book after the screening. As always, everyone is welcome to attend, even if you haven't read the book!
I Read That Movie @ the Library is made possible through funding provided by the Friends of the Library.
For more information about the event, click https://memphis.librarycalendar.com/event/i-read-movie-library-clueless-modern-adaptation-jane-austens-emma-6932
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Memphis Public Libraries - Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library (Benjamin L. Hooks Central), Shelby County Lbry-Central, 3030 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38111, United States,Memphis, Tennessee