March ONLINE Book Club - The Worst Year of Their Lives

Join us as we talk about our newest read "The Worst Year of Their Lives" by Tucsonan Monica Elizabeth Bauer!

Join our monthly ONLINE Book Group
Wednesday, March 11th @ 6:00 pm!

Let the record show, we don't care if you haven't read the book yet. Just show up and enjoy the excellent company. You might find out it's a book you'd like to read afterwards.

See you on Zoom!

Can an unusual friendship survive the worst year of their lives?

Set in the heart of small town America during the turbulent 1980s, The Worst Year of Their Lives is a comedic coming of age novel that blends razor-sharp political insight with deep, unforgettable characters.

Daniella Chaplin is a political junkie. George Novak is a gay boy who calls himself Georgia. They have been inseparable since the fourth grade—an unstoppable duo bonded by brains, wit, and outsider status. But in their senior year of high school, everything changes. A charismatic peace activist with a blonde ponytail and a mysterious past waltzes into town, turning Dani’s heart—and their friendship—into a battlefield. When Georgia falls in love with an older man with AIDS, both Dani and Georgia's lives careen out of control.

If you loved The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Last Dance at the Frosty Queen, or The Prettiest Star, you’ll be riveted by this emotionally intelligent, character-driven novel that balances comedy and tragedy.

Monica Elizabeth Bauer is an award-winning playwright and fiction writer whose work has been produced Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally, including at 59E59 Theaters and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She holds advanced degrees from Brown, Yale, Boston University, and the University of Nebraska, including a Ph.D. in Political Science and an MFA in Creative Writing.

Her honors include the Emerging Playwright Award from Urban Stages, Best Solo Show at the Hollywood Fringe, and recent Arizona Authors Association awards for fiction. Her novel The Book of Brad has been praised by IndieReader as “a funny, engaging, and warmly touching exploration of modern blended families and religious identity.”

A former Writing Fellow at Quinnipiac University, she is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Authors Guild and lives in Tucson, Arizona.

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