# Event Details - **Event Name**: Napa Bookmine Book Club: Swift River by Essie Chambers - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a book club discussion of Essie Chambers's Swift River.About this EventJoin us for a book club discussion on Thursday, November 20th, at 6:00pm! We'll be talking about Essie Chambers's Swift River. This is a free event, but we would appreciate your RSVP so we can plan for your attendance!Questions? Email us at events@napabookmine.comABOUT THE BOOKA READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK | A National Bestseller | Winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award | Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize | One of The Washington Post's Best Books of 2024 | An NPR Best Book of 2024 | An Elle Best Book of 2024 | A Boston Globe Best Book of 2024 | An NAACP Image Award Nominee“A book we all need to revive our souls” (Nicole Dennis-Benn): A “powerful novel…[that] broke my heart, and then offered me hope” (Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful) about a complicated bond between mothers and daughters, the disappearance of a father, and the long-hidden history of a declining New England mill town.It’s the summer of 1987 in Swift River, and Diamond Newberry is learning how to drive. Ever since her Pop disappeared seven years ago, she and her mother hitchhike everywhere they go. But that’s not the only reason Diamond stands out: she’s teased relentlessly about her weight, and since Pop’s been gone, she is the only Black person in all of Swift River. This summer, Ma is determined to declare Pop legally dead so they can collect his life insurance money, get their house back from the bank, and finally move on.But when Diamond receives a letter from a relative she’s never met, key elements of Pop’s life are uncovered, and she is introduced to two generations of African American Newberry women, whose lives span the 20th century and reveal a much larger picture of prejudice and abandonment, of love and devotion. As pieces of their shared past become clearer, Diamond gains a sense of her place in the world and in her family. But how will what she’s learned of the past change her future?A “sparkling” (The Washington Post), “poetic, and propulsive” (NPR) debut of first friendships, family secrets, and finding the courage to let go, Swift River heralds the arrival of a major new literary talent.ABOUT THE AUTHOREssie Chambers earned her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University and has received fellowships from the MacDowell Vermont Studio Center, and Baldwin for the Arts. A former film and television executive, she was a producer on the documentary Descendant, which was released by the Obamas’ Higher Ground production company and Netflix in 2022. Swift River is her debut novel. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/napa/napa-bookmine-book-club-swift-river-by-essie-chambers/100001770853824459 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Napa - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Napa Bookmine - **lat**: 38.2960849 - **long**: -122.2905471 - **full address**: Napa Bookmine, 1625 2nd Street, Napa, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Napa Bookmine Book Club: Swift River by Essie Chambers - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/01964821bcbc971caaa3771a1fcc7957440dfb5abf5e2181db8d7be9286ef015-rimg-w1200-h600-dc183f74-gmir.jpg?v=1759776061 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Napa Bookmine Book Club: Swift River by Essie Chambers being held? - **A:** Napa Bookmine Book Club: Swift River by Essie Chambers takes place on Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm at Napa Bookmine, 1625 2nd Street, Napa, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Napa Bookmine Book Club: Swift River by Essie Chambers? - **A:** Napa Bookmine Book Club: Swift River by Essie Chambers is organized by Napa Bookmine. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Napa Bookmine Book Club: Swift River by Essie Chambers", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/01964821bcbc971caaa3771a1fcc7957440dfb5abf5e2181db8d7be9286ef015-rimg-w1200-h600-dc183f74-gmir.jpg?v=1759776061", "startDate": "2025-11-20", "endDate": "2025-11-20", "url": "https://allevents.in/napa/napa-bookmine-book-club-swift-river-by-essie-chambers/100001770853824459", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Napa Bookmine", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1625 2nd Street", "postalCode": "94559", "addressLocality": "Napa", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "38.2960849", "longitude": "-122.2905471" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for a book club discussion of Essie Chambers's Swift River.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-06", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-20", "validFrom": "2026-05-06", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/napa/napa-bookmine-book-club-swift-river-by-essie-chambers/100001770853824459" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-05-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/napa/napa-bookmine-book-club-swift-river-by-essie-chambers/100001770853824459", "price": 0, "name": "Free Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Napa Bookmine", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/napa-bookmine/18837863", "description": "Napa Bookmine has been downtown Napa's independent and used bookstore for the last eight years. 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