Join us for the Alder & Sage Book Club, presented by Bel Canto Books. We’ll meet every third Thursday of the month to discuss a book of contemporary fiction or non-fiction handpicked by bookstore owner Jhoanna Belfer of Bel Canto Books.

Our November book is HOME FIRE by Kamila Shamsie, called an “explosive novel with big questions about the nature of justice, defiance, and love” (Kirkus Reviews). Book discussion on Thursday 11/16 at 6:30pm at Alder & Sage (366 Cherry Ave, LB).

Free to attend; RSVP required. Light refreshments graciously provided by Alder & Sage.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, HOME FIRE is the suspenseful and heartbreaking story of an immigrant family driven to pit love against loyalty, with devastating consequences, from Kamila Shamsie, the author of BEST OF FRIENDS.

ABOUT ALDER & SAGE

Located in the Bluff Heights neighborhood of Long Beach, Alder & Sage serves Breakfast, Lunch, Happy Hour and Dinner, featuring a menu with simple yet unique dishes that reflect the freshes of farm-to-fork dining. Learn more at aldersage.com.

ABOUT BEL CANTO BOOKS

Bel Canto Books is a proudly woman- and BIPOC- owned independent bookstore based in Long Beach, California, hosting author events, monthly book clubs, community events, and more. Learn more at belcantobooks.net.

HOME FIRE by Kamila Shamsie, the November 2023 pick for the Alder & Sage Book Club, presented by Bel Canto Books