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If you enjoy learning about different cultures and discussing fiction, join this group.  June's pick is feel-good family dramedy Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland.  Once best friends and business partners, the Goldman and Winegold families are estranged.  However, they must fixed strained relationships and work together to save both families' second home--the erstwhile Catskills crown jewel the Golden Hotel.  Call 330-545-2508 to save your seat.

If you enjoy learning about different cultures and discussing fiction, join this group.  July's pick is Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho.   At thirty-three, Chinese-Malaysian Andrea Tang is seemingly living the dream:  She has a successful career as a lawyer, a great condo, and fun-loving friends who always know Singapore's hottest clubs.  All she has to do is make law partner, and her life will be perfect.  But her meddling family won't let her forget she's the lone unmarried member of her generation.

If you enjoy learning about different cultures and discussion fiction, join this group.  August's title is So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park.  From Amazon.com:

"When investment banker Jessie Kim is laid off in a virtual meeting and then overhears why (“she’s already being overpaid anyway for a woman” and “Asians are worker bees, not someone who can drum up new deals”) she delivers an “eff you guys” speech and storms out. 

This month's pick is Ramon and Julieta by Alana Quintano Albertson.  The book is a reimagining of Romeo and Juliet set in the San Diego food scene.  The heir to a fast food empire and the owner of a sea-to-table taqueria fall in love despite their bitter family histories.  Call 330-545-2508 to reserve a seat.

In October, the group will read The Mismatch by Sara Jafari.  From Amazon.com:

This month's book group pick is romantic comedy Simmer Down by Sarah Echavarre Smith.  From Amazon.com:

"Nikki DiMarco knew life wouldn't be all sunshine and coconuts when she quit her dream job to help her mom serve up mouthwatering Filipino dishes to hungry beach goers, but she didn't expect the Maui food truck scene to be so eat-or-be-eaten--or the competition to be so smoking hot.

This month's book group pick is A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli.  In the novel, a practical type-A data analyst throws caution to the wind to book a last-minute flight to her friend's wedding.

This month's pick is suspense thriller Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn.  From Novelist:

February's title is the poignant family drama Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok.  From Amazon.com:

The group discusses the romantic saga The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani.  From Novelist:

"Two star-crossed lovers--Enza and Ciro--meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever.  Set during the years preceding and during World War I."