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Cover of Bath Haus by P.J. Vernon has pink X spray-painted over young male looking upward

West Hollywood Library LGBTQ Book Club

Virtual Program

2022-03-29 19:00:00 2022-03-29 20:00:00 America/Los_Angeles West Hollywood Library LGBTQ Book Club Join our virtual LGBTQ Book Club to discuss P.J. Vernon's latest thriller "Bath Haus." For adults. West Hollywood Library -

Tuesday, March 29
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-03-29 19:00:00 2022-03-29 20:00:00 America/Los_Angeles West Hollywood Library LGBTQ Book Club Join our virtual LGBTQ Book Club to discuss P.J. Vernon's latest thriller "Bath Haus." For adults. West Hollywood Library -

Join our virtual LGBTQ Book Club to discuss P.J. Vernon's latest thriller "Bath Haus." For adults.

West Hollywood Library LGBTQ Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of odd-numbered months to discuss books of interest to the LGBTQ community, ranging from fiction and classics to nonfiction and memoir.

March’s selection is Bath Haus by P.J. Vernon. 

This is a virtual event and will be hosted on WebEx Meetings via the following link: https://bit.ly/Mar29LGBTQ

Call or visit West Hollywood Library or email David Davis at ddavis@library.lacounty.gov to reserve your copy of Bath Haus. It’s a page-turner! 

 

Summary of Bath Haus (from publisher): 

A scintillating thriller with an emotional punch: “The tension builds to unbearably claustrophobic levels. To say more would rob readers of the 'no, he didn’t' suspense that makes Bath Haus an unexpectedly twisted, heart-pounding cat-versus-mouse thriller" (Los Angeles Times).

Oliver Park, a recovering addict from Indiana, finally has everything he ever wanted: sobriety and a loving, wealthy partner in Nathan, a prominent DC trauma surgeon. Despite their difference in age and disparate backgrounds, they've made a perfect life together. With everything to lose, Oliver shouldn't be visiting Haus, a gay bathhouse. But through the entrance he goes, and it's a line crossed. Inside, he follows a man into a private room, and it's the final line. Whatever happens next, Nathan can never know. But then, everything goes wrong, terribly wrong, and Oliver barely escapes with his life.

He races home in full-blown terror as the hand-shaped bruise grows dark on his neck. The truth will destroy Nathan and everything they have together, so Oliver does the thing he used to do so well: he lies.

What follows is a classic runaway-train narrative, full of the exquisite escalations, edge-of-your-seat thrills, and twists. P. J. Vernon's Bath Haus is perfect for readers curious for their next must-read novel.

 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | LGBTQ+ Pride | Book Club |

West Hollywood Library

Phone: 310.652.5340

Hours
Mon, Aug 25 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Aug 26 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Aug 27 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Aug 28 11:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Aug 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Aug 31 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

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.

The new library was dedicated October 1, 2011.

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Sat, Sep 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
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Wed, Sep 10, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Thu, Sep 11, 11:15am - 11:45am
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Sat, Sep 13, 10:30am - 1:30pm
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Tue, Sep 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Wed, Sep 17, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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Thu, Sep 18, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Fri, Sep 19, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Sat, Sep 20, 10:30am - 1:30pm
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Wed, Sep 24, 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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