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Cover of To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories by Sarah Viren

Women and Books Discussing To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories by Sarah Viren

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2025-06-03 18:00:00 2025-06-03 19:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Women and Books Discussing To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories by Sarah Viren Join the book club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories by Sarah Viren. For adults. West Hollywood Library - Ruth Bader Ginsburg Room

Tuesday, June 03
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-03 18:00:00 2025-06-03 19:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Women and Books Discussing To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories by Sarah Viren Join the book club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories by Sarah Viren. For adults. West Hollywood Library - Ruth Bader Ginsburg Room

West Hollywood Library

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Room

Join the book club for a hybrid (in-person and online) discussion of To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories by Sarah Viren. For adults.

This is a hybrid event and will be hosted in-person in the Community Meeting Room at West Hollywood Library as well as on Zoom. Please register at the link below to receive the link to the meeting via email.

https://library-lacounty-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtcOivqzwpGNDyGiDsipuoB54noYxGsxYg

Co-sponsored by the City of West Hollywood Women's Advisory Board, Women and Books Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of the month to discuss literary works by and focused on women.

Please contact the library to borrow a print copy of the book. eBook and eAudiobook are available through Libby app/OverDrive.

Summary provided by the publisher:

Sarah's story begins as she's researching what she believes will be a book about her high school philosophy teacher, a charismatic instructor who taught her and her classmates to question everything—in the end, even the reality of historical atrocities. As she digs into the effects of his teachings, her life takes a turn into the fantastical when her wife, Marta, is notified that she's been investigated for sexual misconduct at the university where they both teach. Based in part on a viral New York Times essay, To Name the Bigger Lie follows the investigation as it upends Sarah's understanding of truth.

AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Virtual Program | LGBTQ+ Pride | Book Club |

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West Hollywood Library began service to the area (then unincorporated ) in 1913. The library was previously located at Sherman School, a cottage on Clark Street, a building on Westbourne Drive, and a building near the present site. The Library has an active Friends of the Library group.

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