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Gold embossed cover with keyhole showing green wallpaper with read flowers Text: Kate Quinn 'The Briar Club'

Resolute Readers Book Club

Join us to discuss "The Briar Club"
2026-05-20 16:00:00 2026-05-20 17:00:00 America/Chicago Resolute Readers Book Club Join the Resolute Readers Book Club to discuss Kate Quinn's "The Briar Club." Fertile Public Library -

Wednesday, May 20
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-20 16:00:00 2026-05-20 17:00:00 America/Chicago Resolute Readers Book Club Join the Resolute Readers Book Club to discuss Kate Quinn's "The Briar Club." Fertile Public Library -

Join the Resolute Readers Book Club to discuss Kate Quinn's "The Briar Club."

Join us to discuss this month's selection, The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. Set in a 1950s Washington, D.C. boarding house, this captivating historical mystery follows a group of female residents whose lives are transformed by a mysterious new tenant - until a shocking act of violence occurs. It is a powerful story of female friendship, secrets, and the paranoid atmosphere of the McCarthy era.

All are welcome, including those who haven't read the book. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at fertile@larl.org.

Find the book in our catalog.
Borrow the Book Club Kit if you'd like to read this with your book club.
No copies available? Need a different format? Check out a copy from MNLink (add "need extra copy for book club" to patron notes)

Find the discussion questions and other tidbits on Kate Quinn's website. This includes the book's recipes.

AGE GROUP: | Young Adults | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Clubs |

TAGS: | Washington D.C. | thriller | suspense | spy | psychological | postwar America | political | nineteen fifties | McCarthy era | literary | historical fiction | female friendship | espionage | boarding houses | attics | anti-communist movements |

Fertile Public Library
Fertile@larl.org
Phone: 218-945-6137
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Laura Gullickson
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About the branch

The Fertile Public Library is tucked inside the Duane Knutson Community Center on Mill Street across the street from the Main Street Station & Deli. The Fertile Library is a large one-room library with access to a small meeting room and auditorium that can be reserved through the city office and 24-hour access to WiFi.

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Resolute Readers Book Club - Join us to discuss "The Briar Club"
Wed, May 20, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Join the Resolute Readers Book Club to discuss Kate Quinn's "The Briar Club."
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