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Book Club | Gwinnett Reads

The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
2026-09-08 19:00:00 2026-09-08 20:00:00 America/New_York Book Club | Gwinnett Reads Gwinnett Reads Book Club welcomes all who enjoy reading a variety of genres. Virtual - Adult Programming Zoom

Tuesday, September 08
7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Adult Programming Zoom

Gwinnett Reads Book Club welcomes all who enjoy reading a variety of genres.

Banned from selling anything written this century, bookstore manager Maggie Banks, to keep the business afloat, starts an underground book club that unexpectedly unearths a town secret that could upend everything, forcing her to choose between the books that formed a small town's history or the stories poised to change it all

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AGE GROUP: | Ages 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Club |

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