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Filtering by: “Literature”

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Oct
25
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, October 25, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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In The Harder I Fight, the More I Love You, Neko Case brings her trademark candor and precision to a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisible girl “raised by two dogs and a space heater” in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as an internationally-acclaimed talent.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Sep
20
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, September 20, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is a sweeping, mind-bending hard sci-fi novel. It brilliantly blends Chinese history, complex astrophysics, and philosophy. While some readers may find the pacing slow and the characters detached, its monumental, terrifying scope makes it an unforgettable and genre-defining read.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Aug
23
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, August 23, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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  • Google Calendar ICS

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is a sweeping, mind-bending hard sci-fi novel. It brilliantly blends Chinese history, complex astrophysics, and philosophy. While some readers may find the pacing slow and the characters detached, its monumental, terrifying scope makes it an unforgettable and genre-defining read.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Aug
2
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, August 2, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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According to The New York Times, Smith's "new novel, 'The Fraud,' is based on a celebrated 19th-century criminal trial, but it keeps one eye focused clearly on today's political populism."

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Jun
28
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, June 28, 2026
  • 9:00 AM 11:00 AM
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight is Alexandra Fuller's unflinching memoir of growing up white in Africa during the final, violent decades of colonial rule—spanning Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Zambia, and Malawi in the 1970s and 80s.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
May
31
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, May 31, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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When a teen runs away from his father’s mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that will connect six characters desperate for hope and love, set across the sun-bleached canvas of Los Angeles.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Apr
26
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, April 26, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play—now with a new preface by Neil Howe.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Mar
29
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, March 29, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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In celebration of Women's Month 2026, participants will dive deep into a pivotal Generation X format: the Graphic Novel! And in honor of another compromised institution, participants may get all academicy and start discussing The Gaze, Who Gets To Represent, and even the Patriarchal Hierarchy Embedded In Language and Art.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Mar
1
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, March 1, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, March 1, from 11 AM–1 PM. The March discussion will be on Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Feb
1
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, February 1, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, February 1, from 11 AM–1 PM. The February discussion will be on All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Jan
4
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, January 4, 2026
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, January 4, from 11 AM–1 PM. The January discussion will be on The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Dec
7
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, December 7, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, December 7, from 11 AM–1 PM. The December discussion will be on Useful Delusions by Shankar Vedantam.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Nov
9
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, November 9, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, November 9, from 11 AM–1 PM. The November discussion will be on The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

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Horizon Review presents Between the Lines: A Literary Speakeasy
Nov
6
Community, FREE, Literature, Reading, The Cell

Horizon Review presents Between the Lines: A Literary Speakeasy

  • Thursday, November 6, 2025
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM
  • FUSION | The Cell (map)
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EVENT CAPACITY IS FULL. Horizon Review invites you to Between The Lines: A Literary Speakeasy on the evening of November 6. Come enjoy a night of art, drinks, and conversation set in the moody backdrop of FUSION | The Cell.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Oct
5
Books, Reading, Literature, Community

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, October 5, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION on Sunday, October 5, from 11 AM–1 PM. The October discussion will be on Orbital by Samantha Harvey.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Sep
7
Books, Reading, Literature, Community, The Cell

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, September 7, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION | 708 on Sunday, September 7, from 11 AM–1 PM. The August discussion will be on The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Aug
10
Books, Reading, Literature, Community, The Cell

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, August 10, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION | The Cell on Sunday, August 10, from 11 AM–1 PM. The August discussion will be on Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Jul
20
Books, Reading, Literature, Community, The Cell

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, July 20, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION | The Cell on Sunday, July 20, from 11 AM–1 PM. The May discussion will be on Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk's first published novel.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Jun
8
Books, Reading, Literature, Community, The Cell

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, June 8, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
  • FUSION | The Cell (map)
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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION | The Cell on Sunday, June 8, from 11 AM–1 PM. The May discussion will be on The Secret History by Donna Tartt—“A Murder Mystery in Reverse”.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
May
4
Books, Reading, Literature, Community, The Cell

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, May 4, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
  • FUSION | The Cell (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION | The Cell on Sunday, May 4, from 11 AM–1 PM. The May discussion will be on Station Eleven (National Book Award Finalist) by Emily St. John Mandel.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Apr
6
Books, Reading, Literature, Community, The Cell

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, April 6, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
  • FUSION | The Cell (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION | The Cell on Sunday, April 6, from 11 AM–1 PM. The April discussion will be on Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? by Mark Fisher

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Mar
2
Books, Reading, Literature, Community, The Cell

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, March 2, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
  • FUSION | The Cell (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club will meet at FUSION | The Cell on Sunday, March 2, from 11 AM–1 PM. The March discussion will be on The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls.

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Illiterati: Gen X Book Club
Feb
9
Books, Reading, Literature, Community, The Cell

Illiterati: Gen X Book Club

  • Sunday, February 9, 2025
  • 11:00 AM 1:00 PM
  • FUSION | The Cell (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A book club will now host their meetings at FUSION | The Cell! The first monthly meeting of the Illiterati: Gen X Book Club is on Sunday, February 9, from 11 AM–1 PM.

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Free Preconcert Lecture and Book Talk with Edward Dusinberre
Jan
21
Music, Literature

Free Preconcert Lecture and Book Talk with Edward Dusinberre

  • Saturday, January 21, 2023
  • 4:00 PM 6:00 PM
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FUSION excitedly welcomes Edward Dusinberre—first violinist of the world-renowned Takács String Quartet—to FUSION in the 708 for a thoughtful lecture on the themes in his book, Distant Melodies: Music in Search of Home, coupled with a book signing. The following day, January 22 at 3 p.m., Takács String Quartet is performing a concert at the Simms Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Albuquerque Academy.

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