The Arroyo Book Club will be reading a non-fiction title for our January discussion. The non-fiction title we will be reading is Dreamland by Sam Quinones. The book is described in part:
From a small town in Mexico to the boardrooms of Big Pharma to main streets nationwide, an explosive and shocking account of addiction in the heartland of America… In 1929, in the blue-collar city of Portsmouth, Ohio, a company built a swimming pool the size of a football field; named Dreamland, it became the vital center of the community. Now, addiction has devastated Portsmouth, as it has hundreds of small rural towns and suburbs across America—addiction like no other the country has ever faced. How that happened is the riveting story of Dreamland.
There will be copies of the book available at the library in the usual location (just ask staff if you don’t know where that is). If you prefer an e-book look here
We will meet to discuss the book on Saturday, January 27 at 3 p.m. If you can’t join us in person but would like to follow along remotely please send an email to ayosco@lapl.org so we can add you to the link list.
