The Book Circle will meet on Wednesday, May 18, at 4 p.m. (new time) to talk about The Muralist by B. A. Shapiro, a multi-theme novel exploring pre-WWII politics, European refugees, New York’s art scene, and the emergence of the American school of abstract expressionism.

Here, real-life artists Mark Rothko, Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock interact with Shapiro’s fictional Alizée Benoit in a frenzied attempt to solve a long-standing mystery in Benoit’s family. 

The group meets monthly to explore works about Jews and by Jewish writers. For information, email the shul at ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Susan Rosenstreich, coordinator of the group.