June Book Club: Travels with Charley: In Search of America

“To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass & the trees, to see the colors & the light–these were John Steinbeck’s goals as he set out, at the age of fifty-eight, to rediscover the country he had been writing about for so many years. With Charley, his French poodle, Steinbeck drives the interstate & the country roads, dines with truckers, encounters bears at Yellowstone & old friends in San Francisco. Along the way he reflects on the American character, racial hostility, the particular form of American loneliness he finds almost everywhere, & the unexpected kindness of strangers (Amazon).” Join Librarian Chelsea Heisler & fellow book club members for an in-person chat about Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck.

Available in regular print, large print, & audiobook through MeL. This title is also available in ebook & e-audiobook from Libby. Whether you attend regularly or this is your first meeting—all participants are welcome! Registration required.

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