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Daytime Book Discussion

2026-08-17 10:30:00 2026-08-17 11:30:00 America/Chicago Daytime Book Discussion Bring your thoughts and questions about Theo of Golden by Allen Levi for a lively book discussion with fellow readers. No registration required. Contact lisa@effinghamlibrary.org with questions. Effingham Public Library - Luttrell Room

Monday, August 17
10:30am - 11:30am

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Effingham Public Library

Luttrell Room

Bring your thoughts and questions about Theo of Golden by Allen Levi for a lively book discussion with fellow readers. No registration required. Contact lisa@effinghamlibrary.org with questions.

One spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden. He doesn’t explain much about where he came from or why he’s there—but when he visits the local coffeehouse, where pencil portraits of the people of Golden hang on the walls, he begins purchasing them, one at a time, and giving each portrait to the person depicted. In exchange, he asks only for the person’s story. And so portrait by portrait, person by person, secrets are revealed, regrets are shared, and ordinary lives are profoundly altered.

A story of giving and receiving, of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is an unforgettable novel about the power of generosity, the importance of connection, and the quiet miracles that happen when we choose kindness and wonder.

AGE GROUP: | 61+ | 19-60 |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | book discussion |

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