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Introducing Alta’s California Book Club
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APRIL 2021
‘Mean’

Myriam Gurba’s memoir is the California Book Club’s April 2021 selection.

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THIS MONTH’S BOOK: MAY 20
‘The Mars Room’

Rachel Kushner’s novel is the California Book Club’s May 2021 selection.

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JUNE 17
‘Voyage of the Sable Venus’

Robin Coste Lewis’s poetry collection is the California Book Club’s June 2021 selection.

PAST BOOK SELECTIONS

southland, nina revoyr
‘Southland’
the sellout, paul beatty
‘The Sellout’
america is not the heart, elaine castillo
‘America Is Not the Heart’
devil in a blue dress, walter mosley
‘Devil in a Blue Dress’
the distance between us, reyna grande
‘The Distance Between Us’
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California Book Club Newsletter
Gustavo Arellano to Host Myriam Gurba Event

This week’s California Book Club newsletter: R.O. Kwon, Anthony Veasna So, and Douglas Stuart.

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