August Non-Fiction Book Club

Tues, Aug 5 • 3:00 PM

Kepler's Books

About this event

This month the Kepler's Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss *I Seek a Kind Person* by Julian Borger, a gripping family memoir of grief, courage, and hope that tells the hidden stories of children who escaped the Holocaust, building connections across generations and continents. The book club has been running since 2010 and covers all non-fiction genres. Meetings take place monthly and welcome new attendees along with book suggestions. To receive the Google Meet link for this event, participants can reach out to Heather Birchall at events@keplers.org.

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