AVL Digital Nomads - Book Club
A thoughtful discussion of Paul Kalanithi’s memoir tracing his shift from neurosurgeon to terminally ill patient, exploring medicine, mortality, identity, and meaning through candid reflections on life and death.
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Discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s speculative novel about Klara, an observant Artificial Friend awaiting a customer, and its questions of empathy, technology, and human connection in a relaxed literary gathering.
Discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s speculative novel about Klara, an observant Artificial Friend awaiting a customer, and its questions of empathy, technology, and human connection in a relaxed literary gathering.
Discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s speculative novel about Klara, an observant Artificial Friend awaiting a customer, and its questions of empathy, technology, and human connection in a relaxed literary gathering.
Discuss Robert Macfarlane’s nonfiction book about rivers, nature, and the living world in a monthly in-person gathering for readers interested in environmental writing and thoughtful conversation.
Discuss Robert Macfarlane’s nonfiction book about rivers, nature, and the living world in a monthly in-person gathering for readers interested in environmental writing and thoughtful conversation.
Discuss Robert Macfarlane’s nonfiction book about rivers, nature, and the living world in a monthly in-person gathering for readers interested in environmental writing and thoughtful conversation.
A welcoming monthly literary discussion revisits Che Guevara’s travel memoir, exploring Latin American classics, political history, and the questions raised by books readers once swore they would never read again.
A welcoming monthly literary discussion revisits Che Guevara’s travel memoir, exploring Latin American classics, political history, and the questions raised by books readers once swore they would never read again.
A welcoming monthly literary discussion revisits Che Guevara’s travel memoir, exploring Latin American classics, political history, and the questions raised by books readers once swore they would never read again.
Explore recurring frustrations and stubborn life patterns through a fresh, reflective approach to personal change, bringing one obstacle you’re ready to outgrow in a collaborative workshop setting.
Explore recurring frustrations and stubborn life patterns through a fresh, reflective approach to personal change, bringing one obstacle you’re ready to outgrow in a collaborative workshop setting.
Explore recurring frustrations and stubborn life patterns through a fresh, reflective approach to personal change, bringing one obstacle you’re ready to outgrow in a collaborative workshop setting.
Bring a portfolio, case study, or work in progress for practical feedback from UX, design, research, and product professionals. Connect with Asheville’s product community around career development and design practice.
Bring a portfolio, case study, or work in progress for practical feedback from UX, design, research, and product professionals. Connect with Asheville’s product community around career development and design practice.
Bring a portfolio, case study, or work in progress for practical feedback from UX, design, research, and product professionals. Connect with Asheville’s product community around career development and design practice.
Discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s unsettling speculative novel about students at an English boarding school confronting their purpose, identity, and humanity, with light refreshments and conversation among adult readers.
Discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s unsettling speculative novel about students at an English boarding school confronting their purpose, identity, and humanity, with light refreshments and conversation among adult readers.
Discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s unsettling speculative novel about students at an English boarding school confronting their purpose, identity, and humanity, with light refreshments and conversation among adult readers.
An evening of reflective breathwork and an evocative ceremony follows a reading from local author Naga Das’s Dying to Live, blending personal growth, contemplative practice, and literary insight.
An evening of reflective breathwork and an evocative ceremony follows a reading from local author Naga Das’s Dying to Live, blending personal growth, contemplative practice, and literary insight.
An evening of reflective breathwork and an evocative ceremony follows a reading from local author Naga Das’s Dying to Live, blending personal growth, contemplative practice, and literary insight.
Discuss Matt Haig’s novel about alternate lives and the choices that shape them in a welcoming monthly reading group. Library copies are available, and newcomers are welcome.
Discuss Matt Haig’s novel about alternate lives and the choices that shape them in a welcoming monthly reading group. Library copies are available, and newcomers are welcome.
Discuss Matt Haig’s novel about alternate lives and the choices that shape them in a welcoming monthly reading group. Library copies are available, and newcomers are welcome.
BOOK CLUB!
MoreAdult readers gather for a monthly book discussion at the library, exploring selected titles and sharing perspectives in a welcoming community setting. Meetings take place on the second Thursday.
Adult readers gather for a monthly book discussion at the library, exploring selected titles and sharing perspectives in a welcoming community setting. Meetings take place on the second Thursday.
Adult readers gather for a monthly book discussion at the library, exploring selected titles and sharing perspectives in a welcoming community setting. Meetings take place on the second Thursday.
A thoughtful talk explores personal growth, reflection, and what it means to live with purpose and value in retirement and later years, with options to attend in person or online.
A thoughtful talk explores personal growth, reflection, and what it means to live with purpose and value in retirement and later years, with options to attend in person or online.
A thoughtful talk explores personal growth, reflection, and what it means to live with purpose and value in retirement and later years, with options to attend in person or online.
Discuss Michelle Zauner’s memoir exploring Korean American identity, grief, family, food, and music. Readers share perspectives in a welcoming monthly library group open to newcomers.
Discuss Michelle Zauner’s memoir exploring Korean American identity, grief, family, food, and music. Readers share perspectives in a welcoming monthly library group open to newcomers.
Discuss Michelle Zauner’s memoir exploring Korean American identity, grief, family, food, and music. Readers share perspectives in a welcoming monthly library group open to newcomers.
A relaxed literary discussion invites adult readers to explore Marjan Kamali’s novel The Lion Women of Tehran, sharing interpretations of its characters, themes, and reading experiences.
A relaxed literary discussion invites adult readers to explore Marjan Kamali’s novel The Lion Women of Tehran, sharing interpretations of its characters, themes, and reading experiences.
A relaxed literary discussion invites adult readers to explore Marjan Kamali’s novel The Lion Women of Tehran, sharing interpretations of its characters, themes, and reading experiences.
Discuss Virginia Evans’s novel The Correspondent in an adult evening book club, sharing perspectives on the month’s pick in a welcoming public library setting.
Discuss Virginia Evans’s novel The Correspondent in an adult evening book club, sharing perspectives on the month’s pick in a welcoming public library setting.
Discuss Virginia Evans’s novel The Correspondent in an adult evening book club, sharing perspectives on the month’s pick in a welcoming public library setting.
A discussion of magic, animism, and spirituality in movements for liberation, connecting personal transformation with collective action through decolonial, anti-racist, queer, feminist, and Jewish perspectives.
A discussion of magic, animism, and spirituality in movements for liberation, connecting personal transformation with collective action through decolonial, anti-racist, queer, feminist, and Jewish perspectives.
A discussion of magic, animism, and spirituality in movements for liberation, connecting personal transformation with collective action through decolonial, anti-racist, queer, feminist, and Jewish perspectives.
Explore Asheville, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina history through readings and guided discussions inspired by themes from a local exhibit. The four-part series brings curious community members together for regional learning.
Explore Asheville, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina history through readings and guided discussions inspired by themes from a local exhibit. The four-part series brings curious community members together for regional learning.
Explore Asheville, Buncombe County, and Western North Carolina history through readings and guided discussions inspired by themes from a local exhibit. The four-part series brings curious community members together for regional learning.
Discuss Madeline Miller’s short stories “Galatea” and “Mestra,” exploring literary retellings of Greek mythology in an adult readers’ book club conversation.
Discuss Madeline Miller’s short stories “Galatea” and “Mestra,” exploring literary retellings of Greek mythology in an adult readers’ book club conversation.
Discuss Madeline Miller’s short stories “Galatea” and “Mestra,” exploring literary retellings of Greek mythology in an adult readers’ book club conversation.
Bring a current read for a relaxed, no-assigned-book gathering that blends casual reading with conversation, drinks, and meeting fellow book lovers at a local Asheville hangout.
Bring a current read for a relaxed, no-assigned-book gathering that blends casual reading with conversation, drinks, and meeting fellow book lovers at a local Asheville hangout.
Bring a current read for a relaxed, no-assigned-book gathering that blends casual reading with conversation, drinks, and meeting fellow book lovers at a local Asheville hangout.
Readers discuss Tracy Chevalier’s historical novel Girl with a Pearl Earring, exploring its portrayal of 17th-century Delft, art, and the lives behind a famous painting in a welcoming library book club.
Readers discuss Tracy Chevalier’s historical novel Girl with a Pearl Earring, exploring its portrayal of 17th-century Delft, art, and the lives behind a famous painting in a welcoming library book club.
Readers discuss Tracy Chevalier’s historical novel Girl with a Pearl Earring, exploring its portrayal of 17th-century Delft, art, and the lives behind a famous painting in a welcoming library book club.
Relaxed literary discussion for outdoor-minded readers explores life’s paradoxes through stories, thoughtful conversation, and shared reflection, creating an accessible space for curiosity, connection, and perspective.
Relaxed literary discussion for outdoor-minded readers explores life’s paradoxes through stories, thoughtful conversation, and shared reflection, creating an accessible space for curiosity, connection, and perspective.
Relaxed literary discussion for outdoor-minded readers explores life’s paradoxes through stories, thoughtful conversation, and shared reflection, creating an accessible space for curiosity, connection, and perspective.
Discuss Ruth Reichl’s novel The Paris Novel in a welcoming adult reading group, with physical and digital library copies available to borrow through Buncombe County Public Libraries.
Discuss Ruth Reichl’s novel The Paris Novel in a welcoming adult reading group, with physical and digital library copies available to borrow through Buncombe County Public Libraries.
Discuss Ruth Reichl’s novel The Paris Novel in a welcoming adult reading group, with physical and digital library copies available to borrow through Buncombe County Public Libraries.