On the Same Page
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On the Same Page is a collaborative community reading event. Films, lectures, workshops, and book discussions will take place throughout October. Bloomingdale, Itasca and Roselle Public Libraries offer unique programming based on themes in this year’s novel, Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson. Participants are encouraged to attend programs at any of the three libraries.
Copies of the book are available. Supply is limited.
Ask at your library!
Synopsis: In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves.
Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor’s true history, and fulfill her final request to “share the black cake when the time is right”? Will their mother’s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?
About the Author: Charmaine Wilkerson is a Caribbean-American writer who has lived in Jamaica and Italy. Her newest novel is Good Dirt, a USA Today besteller. Her debut novel Black Cake is a New York Times bestseller, a #ReadWithJenna book club pick, and the basis for the Hulu/Disney+ screen series of the same name. Charmaine is a former news and communication professional whose award-winning short fiction has appeared in various anthologies and magazines.
Between the Covers, Roselle Public Library's book discussion group for adults, meets on the second Thursday of every month. We read fiction, mystery, science fiction and everything in between. Join us at the Library in October to discuss this year's On the Same Page selection, Black Cake, A Novel.
Registration required. Space is limited.
Register through the Library's online calendar.
| THE RUM DIARY DROP-IN MOVIE (2011) Rated: R Wednesday, October 22 Journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) takes a job in 1950s Puerto Rico, where he works to expose a sleazy real-estate entrepreneur named Sanderson and falls for Sanderson's attractive fiancée. Directed by Bruce Robinson. No registration needed. Drop in! |
On the Same Page participants are encouraged to attend programs
at any of the three partnering libraries.
Visit the Bloomingdale Public Library Calendar of Events
to browse and register for On the Same Page programs.
Visit the Itasca Community Library Events Calendar
to browse and register for On the Same Page programs.
For further details, view and/or download the On the Same Page brochure.