This event is scheduled to occur in person at the Community Room of the West New Brighton Library, located on the lower level. Join Lauren on December 28th for a discussion on “The Celebrants” by Steven Rowley!

“It has been a while — five years to be exact — since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years have passed since their graduation marked the beginning of their adult lives. Now, Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig, and Marielle stand on the verge of a new decade, burdened with the responsibilities of adulthood yet still uncertain about the direction of their lives. Despite their best efforts, they have not figured everything out. Throughout the years, they have reunited in Big Sur to honor a longstanding pact: to throw each other living ‘funerals,’ celebrations designed to affirm that life is meaningful — that their lives matter, at least to each other if not to themselves.

However, this reunion is different. They are not gathered as they were to support Marielle during her marital struggles, to console Naomi after her parents’ passing, or to intervene when Craig faced charges of art fraud. This time, Jordan harbors a secret that will disrupt their pact.

A profoundly truthful homage to the challenges of self-discovery and the individuals who sustain us, combined with Steven Rowley’s characteristic humor and heart, ‘The Celebrants’ is a poignant story about the illusion of invincibility in youth and how friendship enables us to celebrate our lives, even in the face of life’s most profound challenges.” — Adapted from Goodreads

Time: 11:30 am — 1:00 pm EST

Free!