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Classics BookClub: The War of the Worlds

August 5, 2025, 12:30pm–1:30pm

Join us at our al fresco book club this summer and explore graphic novels, romance, and classics. Sign up at the Reading Room in advance and pick up your free book, then return to discuss with like-minded fans and hosts.

Classic Reads from the collection of New York Review Books

"When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the aliens traverse the country in huge three-legged machines, incinerating all in their path with a heat ray and spreading noxious toxic gases, the people of the Earth must come to terms with the prospect of the end of human civilization and the beginning of Martian rule."

Produced in partnership with Penguin Random House

how to join

BookClub is free to join and does not require registration!

Stop by the Reading Room in advance of the event, sign up, and receive your free copy. A limited supply of each book featured this season will be available on a first come, first serve basis.