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Book Discussion: Bewilderment by Richard Powers

Museum of Glass NEA Big Read Program

2025-10-17 10:00:00 2025-10-17 11:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Book Discussion: Bewilderment by Richard Powers Join us as we have thoughtful discussion and unpack the themes and ideas in this year's compelling Big Read selection. University Place - University Place Large Meeting Room

Friday, October 17
10:00am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2025-10-17 10:00:00 2025-10-17 11:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Book Discussion: Bewilderment by Richard Powers Join us as we have thoughtful discussion and unpack the themes and ideas in this year's compelling Big Read selection. University Place - University Place Large Meeting Room

University Place

University Place Large Meeting Room

Join us as we have thoughtful discussion and unpack the themes and ideas in this year's compelling Big Read selection.

Copies of the book will be available at the University Place Library before and during the book discussion, while quantities remain. Please see the Help Desk for more information. 

This program is presented in partnership with the Museum of Glass and the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant featuring the book Bewilderment by Richard Powers. 

The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. With its soaring descriptions of the natural world, its tantalizing vision of life beyond, and its account of a father and son’s ferocious love, Bewilderment marks Richard Powers’s most intimate and moving novel. At its heart lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Discussion Group |

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University Place Large Meeting Room
Join us as we have thoughtful discussion and unpack the themes and ideas in this year's compelling Big Read selection.