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August 11, 2026 at 12:30pm

BookClub: Sense and Sensibility

August 11, 2026, 12:30pm–1:30pm

BookClub is free to join and does not require registration!

Please join us for this immersive BookClub event featuring Jane Austen’s classic Sense and Sensibility, along with her beloved characters from the book.

Hosted by Sarah Rose Kearns, Jane Austin Society of North America – New York Metropolitan. 

Produced in partnership with Penguin Random House

Sign up in advance at Bryant Park Reading Room and receive a free copy of Sense and Sensibility while supply lasts.

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 served basis.

2026 events

July 14 + 28, August 11 + 25
Select Tuesdays, 12:30pm–1:30pm   

July 14: J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye with his son Matt Salinger

July 28: Henry James' What Maisie Knew  with writers Nancy Doyne, Lucy Teitler, and Isabel Teitler

August 11: Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility hosted by Sarah Rose Kearns

August 25: Jane Austen's Persuasion hosted by Sarah Rose Kearns