Join us for Books & Bites, our book club held at a different local restaurant each month!

This month we'll discuss The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham. We will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Barrel House 9.

Address: 9 Park Rd., Painesville, OH 44077

Copies of next month's book will be available at this meeting. You can also pick one up at our circulation desk. 

Publisher's summary: 

It’s move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news arrives: America Today just ranked Tiffin the number two boarding school in the country. It’s a seventeen-spot jump—was there a typo? The dorms need to be renovated, their sports teams always come in last place, and let’s just say Tiffin students are known for being more social than academic. On the other hand, the campus is exquisite, class sizes are small, and the dining hall is run by an acclaimed New York chef. And they do have fun—lots of parties and school dances, and a piano man plays in the student lounge every Monday night. 

But just as the rarefied air of Tiffin is suffused with self-congratulation, the wheels begin to turn—and then they fall off the bus. One by one, scandalous blind items begin to appear on phones across Tiffin’s campus, thanks to a new app called ZipZap, and nobody is safe. From Davi Banerjee, international influencer and resident queen bee, to Simone Bergeron, the new and surprisingly young history teacher, to Charley Hicks, a transfer student who seems determined not to fit in, to Cordelia Spooner, Admissions Director with a somewhat idiosyncratic methodology—everyone has something to hide. 

As if high school wasn’t dramatic enough ... As the year unfolds, bonds are forged and broken, secrets are shared and exposed, and the lives of Tiffin’s students and staff are changed forever. The Academy is Elin Hilderbrand’s fresh, buzzy take on boarding school life, and a thrilling new direction from one of America’s most satisfying and popular storytellers.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Registration for each month's meeting is required due to limited space.
• Food and drink are not included in this program. If you choose to order from the menu, you will be responsible for your own check. 
• If you choose to consume alcohol, please drink responsibly. The library is not responsible for any injury, damages or liability resulting from a patron's consumption of alcohol.