Magazine Jan-Feb 2017

LIBRARY

Credit for author’s photo: CHUN PANG FOR EPIGRAM BOOKS

Join us for a reading and Q&A session with Singaporean author Imran Hashim, who will discuss his debut novel Annabelle Thong , which was included in last year’s Epigram Books Fiction Prize longlist. Devout Catholic school teacher and the eponymous protagonist enrolls at French university Sorbonne and meets the suave professor Patrick Dudoigt - will he be her Prince Charming or will this be the start of her downfall? A Literary Evening: Annabelle Thong by Imran Hashim

Register now for an entertaining evening of fiction and fun, and show your support for local works!

Tuesday, February 7 Adults’ Library, Level 3

7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. : Author reading and Q&A 8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. : Mingle and discussion

Book sale during event featuring Annabelle Thong and other Fiction Prize Titles by Epigram Books Payment by cash and NETS only Complimentary Registration required Beer and wine will be available for purchase

For more information or to register, please drop by the Library, call 6739-4308 or email library@amclub.org.sg

Join our new Book Club! Calling all book lovers - join our newly launched Book Club and meet other avid readers! All adult Members are welcomed. The selected title for our first meeting is The Painted Veil , by W. Somerset Maugham. Members are invited to read the book then join us for a discussion of Maugham’s work and of expatriate life in 1920s Hong Kong and rural China. A facilitator will encourage participation from the group with talking points and open the floor up for discussion.

Thursday, February 23 Adults' Library, Level 3 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Complimentary A selection of beverages will be available for purchase

For more information or to register, please drop by the Library, call 6739-4308 or email library@amclub.org.sg

19 THE AMERICAN CLUB JAN / FEB 2017