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Mint Book Club
The Mint Museum Book Club is reading Lust for Life by Irving Stone and The Letters of Vincent van Gogh by Mark Roskill over the summer and will discuss these two books at their first meeting Tuesday, September 15. The complete list of books for next fiscal year will be emailed out to the group and posted online sometime over the summer. Both summer books are available at Park Road Books, the official book store for the Mint Museum Book Club. Any questions, please e-mail Allison Taylor or call 704-337-2032.
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Book club members receive a 20 percent discount on book club books from Park Road Books.
Mint Museum Book Club
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Book
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Author
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Description
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| Tuesday, January 20 |
The Art Thief
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In the wake of the thefts of three priceless art treasures from Rome, Paris, and London, art detective Gabriel Coffin and art historian Genevieve Delacloche team up to investigate a series of false leads, forgeries, and bizarre clues. Watch an online lecture by Noah Charney from his publisher Simon & Schuster, Inc. |
| Tuesday, February 17 |
The Madonnas of Leningrad 
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D e b r a D e a n |
In a novel that moves back and forth between the Soviet Union during World War II and modern-day America, Marina, and elderly Russian woman, recalls vivid images of her youth during the height of the siege of Leningrad when, as a tour guide at the Hermitage, she and other staff members removed the museum’s priceless artworks for safekeeping. Watch video of Debra speaking about her book or listen to her interview on National Public Radio. Read reviews and interviews with the author. Download a copy of next week's discussion questions. |
| Tuesday, March 17 |
Luncheon of the Boating Party 
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S u s a n V r e e l a n d |
Meeting his friends for a summer lunch on a café terrace along the Seine, master Impressionist painter Auguste Renoir undertakes the most challenging project of his career while struggling with the issues that are polarizing post-Franco-Paris War France. Renoir is inspired to paint “Luncheon of the Boating Party” when his other work is criticized by Emile Zola, and while doing so is drawn into the lives of the thirteen people featured in it as they enjoy a Parisian summer during the late 1860s. Discussion question questions are now online for the March meeting. Read reviews and interviews, or see paintings from the book. |
| Tuesday, April 21 |
Restoration 
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J o h n E d B r a d l e y |
This New Orleans novelist and art collector’s novel takes place more than sixty years after Levette Asmore, a talented young artist, committed suicide after destroying his most famous work - a controversial mural. Jack Charbonnet and art restorer Rhys Goudeau discover that the painter may not have destroyed the infamous painting and match wits with greedy rivals to find the priceless work of art. Read descriptions and customer reviews of Restoration. Download next week's discussion questions. |
