"Salt Houses" by Hala Alyan

Schedule

Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Nabala Cafe | Chicago, IL

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For April and Arab American Heritage Month, we are reading "Salt Houses" by Hala Alyan.
Members will receive the google form RSVP link through email/Facebook Messenger and have access before it's opened to non-members, please RSVP whether you are attending or not.
Five copies will be available at the Northtown branch at Western and Pratt under the name "Lula's Book Club". They are first come, first serve. You can find out what other libraries have copies to borrow here:
You can find out what other libraries have copies to borrow here: https://search.worldcat.org/title/1039887682
Here are some questions to get us thinking before we meet: https://www.princetonbookreview.com/book_pages/discussion/salt-houses-all.php
This is a reminder that since we have immunocompromised folks in the group, all attendees must be vaccinated to attend.
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Nabala Cafe, 4660 N Broadway,Chicago, Illinois, United States

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