General Book Club- "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore"

We will be reading Robin Sloan's "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore" for August's General Book Club.

We're all just in love with information and the power of the word — and that's the point Robin Sloan attempts to make in his debut novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, one of the most thoughtful and fun reading experiences you're likely to have this year. Sloan is new to the fiction game; he's spent his career as a "media inventor" working for companies like Current TV and Twitter. So it's not surprising that his book isn't flawless. But there's so much large-hearted magic in the book, it seems almost petty to complain. Sloan's novel follows Clay Jannon, a young San Franciscan with a background in the tech industry, as he starts work at the titular bookstore, a mysterious establishment with comically tall shelves and a bizarre, infrequent clientele. 

Princeton Public Library's General Book Club meets at 5:30 the first Tuesday of each month. The discussion is accompanied by a potluck dinner. Books are available at the circulation desk and all are welcome to attend. 

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