Last Monday of the Month | 6:30pm | McNally Jackson | Free
Join the South Street Seaport Museum for a recurring maritime-themed book club! You can find information on upcoming book selections below.
In partnership with McNally Jackson Books—located at 4 Fulton Street, just a few doors down from the Museum entrance—Seaport Museum staff and special guests will stir up lively discussions informed by our shared love of literature, history, and preservation. Our literary selections will be announced one month in advance.
The event is free, and advance registration is encouraged.
October 23, 2023: Nothing Else But Miracles by Kate Albus
As a continuation of the Seaport Museum’s free Nothing Else But Miracles Book Launch celebration earlier this month, on October 10 at 6:30pm, we are also featuring this new publication for the October Seaport Museum Book Club! You do not have to attend the book launch to participate in the book club.
Based on real locations in old New York and set in the final year of World War II, this work, geared for audiences ages 9–12, explores the engaging story of 12-year-old Dory Byrne who lives with her brothers, Fish and Pike, on New York City’s Lower East Side. This work has special ties to the Seaport Museum and shows how, when things get tough, the neighborhood can give you what you need.
Nothing Else But Miracles is available for purchase at most bookstores. Register for the October meeting of the Seaport Museum Book Club today to receive a 10% off discount code for online orders of the book at McNally Jackson Books.
Previous Book Club Picks
June 2023: The Engineer’s Wife: A Novel of the Brooklyn Bridge by Tracey Enerson Wood
March 2023: The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell by Mark Kurlansky
February 2023: Soldier, Sailor, Spy: The Story of a Black American Loyalist by Charles Hoffmire
January 2023: Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan
October 2022: Up in the Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell
September 2022: Saved at the Seawall: Stories from the September 11 Boat Lift by Jessica DuLong
August 2022: Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older
July 2022: The Lost Endeavour by John Masefield
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