A CAPITAL READ 2015: BOOK DISCUSSION SET FOR 5/26 AT LITHGOW
AUGUSTA — A group discussion of the two books chosen for A Capital Read 2015 will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, in the program room of Lithgow Public Library’s temporary location at the Ballard Center, 6 East Chestnut St. The community is invited to read two works by travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux for A Capital Read 2015.
The novel “The Lower River” and non-fiction title “The Last Train to Zona Verde” both focus on the African continent and share similar themes. The public is invited to come and discuss either or both books. The group will be facilitated by Lithgow Library staff, and light refreshments will be served. It is free and open to the public.
The author event and book signing with Theroux will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at the University of Maine at Augusta’s Jewett Hall.
Copies of the books are available at the library’s, Bangor Savings Bank (Senator Way location), Viles Arboretum, and The Holocaust and Human Rights Center at UMA, while supplies last.
All events for A Capital Read 2015 are free and open to the public. For more information, call the ibrary at 626-2415 or visit www.lithgow.lib.me.us.
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