April - Hemlock & Silver
Lively group discussion of T. Kingfisher’s "Hemlock & Silver" with a bookish crowd in the calm, plant-filled setting of Asheville’s Botanical Gardens. Expect reader reactions, themes talk, and community connection around contemporary fantasy.
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