Books & Bars: "I Cheerfully Refuse" by Leif Enger
Schedule
Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Urban Growler Brewing Company | St Paul, MN
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"I Cheerfully Refuse" by Leif EngerTuesday, April 21
6:30 p.m. Discussion
Urban Growler
2325 Endicott St,
St. Paul
This event is FREE and open to the public.
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Rainy, an endearing bear of an Orphean narrator, seeks refuge in the harbors, fogs and remote islands of Lake Superior in the not-too-distant future. Encountering lunatic storms and rising corpses from the warming depths, Rainy finds on land an increasingly desperate and illiterate people, a malignant billionaire ruling class, crumbled infrastructure and a lawless society. Amidst the Gulliver-like challenges of life at sea and no safe landings, Rainy is lifted by physical beauty, surprising humor, generous strangers, and an unexpected companion in a young girl who comes aboard. And as his innate guileless nature begins to make an inadvertent rebel of him, Rainy's private quest for the love of his life grows into something wider and wilder, sweeping up friends and foes alike in his strengthening wake.
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With The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, moderator Jeff Kamin brings his unique take on a public book club show to Saint Paul. Even if you don’t like the featured book, he “guarantees a good time at our entertaining discussions.” All are welcome to try this moderated reinvention of the book club.
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Urban Growler Brewing Company, 2295 Endicott St, St Paul, MN 55114-1212, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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