Spring into Reading with the New Book Club Title: The Queen’s Gambit!
The Queen’s Gambit: Read from March 18 - May 13
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture is excited to announce the fifth book of the GLAC Online Book Club for Adults—The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis. This thrilling novel, which was recently made into an award-winning Netflix miniseries, explores a young woman’s journey through the worlds of chess and drug addiction. When eight-year-old Beth Harmon’s parents are killed in an automobile accident, she’s placed in an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Plain and shy, Beth learns to play chess from the janitor in the basement and discovers she is a prodigy. Though penniless, she is desperate to learn more—and steals a chess magazine and enough money to enter a tournament. Beth also steals some of her foster mother’s tranquilizers to which she is becoming addicted. At thirteen, Beth wins the chess tournament. By the age of sixteen she is competing in the US Open Championship and, like Fast Eddie in The Hustler, she hates to lose. By eighteen she is the US champion—and Russia awaits . . . Fast-paced and elegantly written, The Queen’s Gambit is a thriller masquerading as a chess novel—one that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Read and discuss this enthralling novel from March 18 through May 13, 2021.
How can I read The Queen’s Gambit?
Digital copies of this book club selection are instantly available through Freading and Hoopla as an eBook. Or, an eAudiobook version of The Queen’s Gabmit is available through cloudLibrary. Tutorials for using Freading, Hoopla, and cloudLibrary are also available.
Suggested Reading Schedule:
· On March 18th, respond to the Pre-Reading Question and start reading the book.
· By April 1st, finish reading through Chapter 3.
· By April 8th, finish reading through Chapter 6.
· By April 15th, finish reading through Chapter 9.
· By April 29th, finish reading through Chapter 12.
· By May 13th, finish reading the book and join the End-of-Book Discussion.
New to the online book club?
The book club uses online forums to discuss various topics and themes. While the book club does have a suggested reading schedule, the forums can be accessed at any time convenient for you. Click here to sign up. By signing up you will receive emails and will have access to the online forums where the book will be discussed. There are no membership or subscription fees, so joining the book club is completely free! The book club reads one book every two to three months, allowing plenty of time for each book. Book club members can also vote on the next book club title.
If you have any questions you may contact library staff by phone at (818) 548-2021 Monday-Saturday from 8am-6pm, or by email at libraryinfo@glendaleca.gov.
Happy reading!