**Book & Theme Selections:**
Hi everyone! Thank you all for coming out to our last session! It was wonderful to see you all again. Next month we will be reading *Olga Dies Dreaming* by Xóchitl González. If you have any discussion questions for the group, feel free to write them in the event comment section!

Our theme for December will be a selection from [Reese's Book Club](https://reesesbookclub.com/article/4eRlfCOXueqPrm6ZnQpzwl). If you would like to contribute options for our next book selection, please come to our next meeting with a book from the list.

**Instagram and Informal Meetings:**
To hep us stay connected, I have created an Instagram for our group. To join the group, you can send me a direct message on Meetup with your Instagram name, and I will look you up and add you. Or you can request to add me as a friend on Instagram. Here is the group IG account: **@lb_ladies_book_club**. I will create a group chat for everyone on IG, so that we can keep in touch.

Mary also shared the great idea of hosting an informal meeting halfway through the month for people to get together and read and/or chat about the book so far. Let me know if you are interested in hosting one of these or if you have ideas for a good place to meet! I don't think I can always attend these, but I am happy to set them up, if someone wants to volunteer to host. I will create/host the first event at The Library Coffee House on Sunday, November 3rd, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm.

***Olga Dies Dreaming* Synopsis:**
"It’s 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro “Prieto” Acevedo, are bold-faced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighbourhood in Brooklyn while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan’s powerbrokers.

Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors, things are far less rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love stories of the 1%, but she can’t seem to find her own…until she meets Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long-held family secrets.

Twenty-seven years ago, their mother, Blanca, a Young Lord-turned-radical, abandoned her children to advance a militant political cause, leaving them to be raised by their grandmother. Now, with the winds of hurricane season, Blanca has come barreling back into their lives.
Set against the backdrop of New York City in the months surrounding the most devastating hurricane in Puerto Rico’s history, *Olga Dies Dreaming* is a story that examines political corruption, familial strife and the very notion of the American dream—all while asking what it really means to weather the storm." - the modest reader

**Location**:
We will meet at Bixby Park under the large tree on the corner of Ocean and Junipero. I have added a picture of the tree below. Please feel free to bring blankets, snacks, and drinks.

**Parking:**
There should be street parking available around the neighborhood. If you cannot find a spot, you can park at the Junipero Beach lot (2100 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach CA 90803).

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