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Novels at Night Book Club: The Lincoln Highway In-Person
For Novels at Night, we will be reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles.
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York.
Don't miss this #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER with more than ONE MILLION copies sold. A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick. A New York Times Notable Book, a New York Times Readers’ Choice Best Book of the Century, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year
Copies of the book are available at the front desk, while supplies last, and also on the Libby app.
- Date:
- Wednesday, November 19, 2025
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Activity Room
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Book Discussion