The Library Book Club | September | Anita de Monte Laughs Last

Tue Sep 17 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

The Library - inspired by the George Peabody Library | St. Petersburg

Oxford Exchange
Publisher/HostOxford Exchange
The Library Book Club | September | Anita de Monte Laughs Last
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Join us for the The Library Book Club in St. Pete. Wine and Lite Bites are included in the ticket.
About this Event

Held in person at The Library in St. Pete on the third Tuesday of every month. This book club focuses on popular, yet compelling book club novels that spark connection and conversation.

Books are available in-person or online at the Oxford Exchange Bookstore.

New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death
1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn’t. By 1998 Anita’s name has been all but forgotten—certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by privileged students whose futures are already paved out for them, Raquel feels like an outsider. Students of color, like her, are the minority there, and the pressure to work twice as hard for the same opportunities is no secret.
But when Raquel becomes romantically involved with a well-connected older art student, she finds herself unexpectedly rising up the social ranks. As she attempts to straddle both worlds, she stumbles upon Anita’s story, raising questions about the dynamics of her own relationship, which eerily mirrors that of the forgotten artist.
Moving back and forth through time and told from the perspectives of both women, Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive, witty examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.


The Library Book Club Titles

  • September Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xótchil González
  • October The Women by Kristin Hannah
  • November Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Library - inspired by the George Peabody Library, 600 5th Street South, St. Petersburg, United States

Tickets

USD 36.66

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