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As much as I enjoy being immersed in a great book for days on end, there is something particularly satisfying about finishing a book quickly. This year’s Summer Book Bingo again features the category “Finish in a Day.” For the sake of consistency, I have chosen to limit this list to books that average about 200 pages in length. There is a wide variety here, from memoirs to classics, which can help make quick work of some of the other Book Bingo squares as well. After all, you’ll have this particular square done in a day!
There are numerous works, past and present, from authors of color that can be finished in a day, including: Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson; The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin; The Reluctant Fundamentalistby Mohsin Hamid; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri; and Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde.
The books by Jacqueline Woodson, James Baldwin, and Audre Lorde can be used for the LGBTQIA author or character square as well, alongsideA Room with a View by E.M. Forster (which was also adapted into a movie) and The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan.
If you’re looking for a collection of essays or short stories, try South and Westby Joan Didion, which could also count as biography
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Maggie Smith
Thursday, February 27, 2025
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Maggie Smith is the author of the instant bestseller You Could Make This Place Beautiful, a bittersweet recollection of the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself, as well as stunning collections of poetry such as Good Bones, and essays like the ones in Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change.
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A Conversation with Natasha Lyonne
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Ted Chiang Presents: Love, Hope, and Other Four Letter Words
Natasha Lyonne continues to push boundaries as an Emmy- and Golden Globe nominated producer, actor, writer and director with more than three decades in the industry to her name.
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YPF Reading: Spring
Friday, March 14, 2025
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Join us for a poetry reading featuring SAL’s talented Youth Poetry Fellows. At Youth Poetry Fellowship (YPF) meetings this year, fellows have been honing their craft and strengthening their performance.
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The SAL Gala: Words Bloom
Friday, March 21, 2025
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The event will feature a lively reception and delicious multi-course dinner, an engaging program featuring a special guest author and youth poet, and