Take a Chance Book Club: "The Alchemist"
- When
- , 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Where
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Longfellow Room, Westover Library
Arlington, 22205 - Listed by
- Westover Branch Library
Expand your Reading Horizons!
Are you interested in joining a book club but not sure what you might like to read? We are a book club that reads and discusses a different genre each month. Take a chance with us! Join us the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Westover Library. New members are always welcome.
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This month's genre is Philosophical Fiction and the book selection is "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
This program supports the Library's recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month.
*Please note that due to scheduling conflicts, October's book club discussion meeting will be the first Monday of the month.
2026 Reading List
Jan 12: "The Symphony of Secrets" by Brendan Slocum (Historical Mystery)
Feb. 9: "American Marriage" by Tayari Jones (Domestic Fiction/Epistolary)
Mar 9: "The Bear and the Nightingale" by Katherine Arden (Fantasy/Folklore)
Apr. 13: "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy (Adventure Fiction)
May 11: "Crying in H Mart: a memoir" by Michelle Zauner (Memoir)
June 8: "Strangers on a Train" by Patricia Highsmith (Classic Noir Fiction/Thriller)
July 13: "Destiny of the Republic: a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president" by Candice Millard (Nonfiction/History)
Aug 10: "Homegoing" by Yaa Gyasi (Family Saga/Historical Fiction)
Sept 14: "A Walk in the Park" by Kevin Fedarko (Nonfiction/Travel)
Oct 5: "The Alchemist" by Paul Coelho (Philosophical Fiction)
Nov 9: "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter" by Stephen Graham Jones (Horror)
Dec 14: Reader's Choice! Book club members will select the book!
A limited number of reserved print copies of the selected book will be available at Westover Library circulation desk approximately one month before the book club meeting. Books are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons are also encouraged to place holds on available print or digital copies.
For more information, please call the Westover Branch Library at 703-228-5260.
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