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Short Attention Span Book Club

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

2026-05-13 17:30:00 2026-05-13 19:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Short Attention Span Book Club Don't always get the book read? This book club is for you. Dive into short stories and novellas of all genres. This month's selection is "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke. Age 18 and up. Downtown Library - Meeting Room 2A

Wednesday, May 13
5:30pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-13 17:30:00 2026-05-13 19:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Short Attention Span Book Club Don't always get the book read? This book club is for you. Dive into short stories and novellas of all genres. This month's selection is "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke. Age 18 and up. Downtown Library - Meeting Room 2A

Downtown Library

Meeting Room 2A

Don't always get the book read? This book club is for you. Dive into short stories and novellas of all genres. This month's selection is "Piranesi" by Susanna Clarke. Age 18 and up.

If you have the best of intentions about book clubs, but don't always get the book read, this is for you! If you want to try a new genre without committing to a full book, this is also for you. This month, we'll be reading Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.

Book summary:
Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls lined with thousands upon thousands of statues. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; and waves thunder up staircases, while rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house. There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.

Please contact Emily Bedwell at ebedwell@mcpl.info if you have any questions about this program.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs |

TAGS: | ShortAttentionSpan |

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