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SUMMARY:THE ESSENTIALS - At Swim-Two-Birds
DESCRIPTION:THIS BOOK CLUB HAS BEEN MOVED UP ONE WEEK FROM MAY 13. \nStop us if you’ve heard this before: \nAt Swim-Two-Birds is a 1939 postmodern\, metafictional novel by Irish author Flann O’Brien (Brian O’Nolan) that explores the nature of storytelling through multiple\, nested narratives\, blending Irish folklore\, satire\, and modernist techniques. The plot centers on a Dublin student who writes a story where his fictional characters rebel against him\, leading to a complex\, multi-layered work that comments on the relationship between author and creation\, featuring characters from Irish myth like the Púca and Mad Sweeney alongside original creations. \nThis book is unique in every imaginable way\, and we’re excited to hear what you think!
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/the-essentials-at-swim-two-birds/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,The 100 Essential Novels
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SUMMARY:STORIES THAT MATTER: Renee Gilmore and Bronson Lemer (Signing)
DESCRIPTION:Join us in welcoming Renee Gilmore and Bronson Lemer\, both local Minnesota authors with stories to tell. \nIn her debut memoir\, Wayfinding\, Renee Gilmore confronts the impetus behind her lifelong wanderlust: a lifetime shaped by loss\, betrayal\, and sexual violence.  Told through a series of car trips and postcards from the road\, this powerful memoir maps a route toward healing\, acceptance\, and hope\, with stops at Waffle House and the Monaco Grand Prix along the way. Narrated with unflinching honesty and flashes of humor\, Wayfinding is the story of a fiercely resilient woman determined not only to survive but to remap a new life filled with freedom\, connection\, and joy. \nIn this 2026 Minnesota Book Award Finalist (Memoir & Creative Nonfiction) collection of interrelated essays\, Bronson Lemer explores companionship through the lens of a queer veteran\, focusing on the difficulty of forming true connections with others. Lemer uses lessons from popular culture and literature to think more broadly about the role of the outsider and how we navigate aimlessness while searching for stability and meaning. Bronson Lemer is the author of The Last Deployment: How a Gay\, Hammer-Swinging Twentysomething Survived a Year in Iraq. His work has appeared in several journals and the anthology\, Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/stories-that-matter-renee-gilmore-and-bronson-lemer-signing/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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SUMMARY:STAFF PICK - Lady Tremaine
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URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/staff-pick-lady-tremaine/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Clubs,Staff Choice
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SUMMARY:STORIES THAT MATTER: Bronson Lemer and Renee Gilmore (Reading)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome back to the store Renee Gilmore and Bronson Lemer! They’re going to share with us readings from their individual work\, and then discuss between themselves and with the rest of us the author’s journey both as an author and as a person as they achieve self-actualization through memoir. \nIn her debut memoir\, Wayfinding\, Renee Gilmore confronts the impetus behind her lifelong wanderlust: a lifetime shaped by loss\, betrayal\, and sexual violence.  Told through a series of car trips and postcards from the road\, this powerful memoir maps a route toward healing\, acceptance\, and hope\, with stops at Waffle House and the Monaco Grand Prix along the way. Narrated with unflinching honesty and flashes of humor\, Wayfinding is the story of a fiercely resilient woman determined not only to survive but to remap a new life filled with freedom\, connection\, and joy. \nIn The Loney Veteran’s Guide to Companionship\, his 2026 Minnesota Book Award Finalist (Memoir & Creative Nonfiction) collection of interrelated essays\, Bronson Lemer explores companionship through the lens of a queer veteran\, focusing on the difficulty of forming true connections with others. Lemer uses lessons from popular culture and literature to think more broadly about the role of the outsider and how we navigate aimlessness while searching for stability and meaning. Bronson Lemer is the author of The Last Deployment: How a Gay\, Hammer-Swinging Twentysomething Survived a Year in Iraq. His work has appeared in several journals and the anthology\, Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers.
URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/stories-that-matter-bronson-lemer-and-renee-gilmore-reading/
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SUMMARY:CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE  - Remarkably Bright Creatures
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URL:https://storylinebooks.com/event/contemporary-literature-remarkably-bright-creatures/
LOCATION:Story Line Books\, 214 Fourth Street E Suite 160\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55101\, United States
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