City of San Rafael, CA

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Crossing Cultures Book Club

Nov November 5 2026

6:30pm - 7:30pm Downtown Library

1100 E Street, San Rafael, CA 94901

Join us as we expand our worlds by reading a mix of contemporary and classic literature set in other countries and in different cultures within our own communities.

Meets first Thursday of every third month.

First seven registered participants receive a free copy of each meeting's book.

To register, email Lea at [email protected].

November 5th- The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy

An Indian family is forever changed by one fateful day in 1969 in this Booker Prize-winning novel that is equal parts family saga, forbidden love story, and political drama.

February 4th-Open City, by Teju Cole

As he wanders aimlessly through the streets of Manhattan, a young Nigerian doctor ponders his past and present, encountering people from different cultures and classes who provide insight into the most unrecognizable facets of his soul.

May 6th- Bad, Bad Girl, by Gish Jen

Based on the author's life and spanning continents, generations, and cultures, Bad, Bad Girl probes a Chinese-American family's complex mother-daughter relationships.

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