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Greenwich Library – Fiction on the Fringe: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan

June 29 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Join us for the monthly Fiction on the Fringe Book Club as we discuss the book, Buckeye by Patrick Ryan.

Summary plot: In Bonhomie, Ohio, a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, binds Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, to Margaret Salt, a woman trying to obscure her past. Cal’s wife, Becky, has a spiritual gift: She is a seer who can conjure the dead, helping families connect with those they’ve lost. Margaret’s husband, Felix, is serving on a Navy cargo ship, out of harm’s way–until a telegram suggests that the unthinkable might have happened. Later, as the country reconstructs in the postwar boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie–but nothing stays buried forever in a small town.

Read the Kirkus Book Review from Sept. 2, 2025 for more background.

Bring your thoughts and interpretations for a lively conversation—all are welcome! Light snacks will be served. Feel free to bring your own lunch and join us for a lunchtime literary chat.

Questions? Contact Dora Salm:
📧 [email protected]
📞 (203) 622-7910

Date:
Monday, June 29, 2026
Time:
1:00pm – 2:15pm
Location:
2nd Floor Meeting Room
Audience:
  Adult 
Categories:
  Book Discussion 

Registration is required. 

About the Author: Patrick Ryan was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Florida. He’s a graduate of Florida State University and Bowling Green State University’s Creative Writing Program in Ohio.

His first book, the linked story collection Send Me, was published by Dial Press in 2006 and was chosen for Barnes and Noble’s Discovery Series. His second story collection, The Dream Life of Astronauts, was published by Dial Press in 2016, was named one of the Best Books of the Year. He’s also published three books for young adults: Saints of Augustine (HarperTeen, 2007), In Mike We Trust (HarperTeen, 2009), and Gemini Bites (Scholastic Press, 2011).

His novel Buckeye, published by Random House in September of 2025, became a New York Times bestseller, a Read with Jenna pick, Amazon’s Best Book of 2025, a Barnes & Noble National Book Club Selection, a finalist for Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year, and a Book-of-the-Month Club Selection.

The former associate editor of Granta, Patrick is the editor-in-chief of One Story. Since 1998, he has lived in New York City.

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