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What do you like to read besides books?

Alice Maggio / Comments (6)

C / July 27, 2007 1:11 PM

your mind

Lizzy / July 30, 2007 11:37 AM

I read The Economist on my commute.

Nuke LaLoosh / August 3, 2007 3:41 PM

I also read "The Economist." It's the only news magazine I ever look at anymore.

I hate, but feel obligated to read, both The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun Times. I always read the Chicago Reader, including the cover story, "Straight Dope," Miner's column, Rosenbaum's long review, "City Works," and the letters to the editor. I occasionally look to the Wall Street Journal (I love the front-page rundown of news) and the New York Times.

Blogs I read regularly include (obviously) Gapers Block and the Tattler. I can't stand Chicagoist anymore -- blech. I also look to "Windy City Cop" when I want to get angry or want to see one cop's perspective on the world. TheCaptialFaxBlog.com gives me a lot of gossip and a little dollop of substantive politics.

My regular film blog reading includes Emerson's "Scanners," "Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule," and "Filmspotting," though that is mostly to get to their podcast.

ESPN.com and TheSportingNews.com ususally give me my daily baseball fix.

I don't read much poetry but have listened to some poetry podcasts -- does that count for something?

Though technically in book form, I think that cookbooks should count as something other than a proper book. I find Alton Brown's "I'm Just Here for the Food" to be informative.

The past two weeks at work haven't been as relentless as the previous few months, so I went to the Art Institute and read all of the information about/saw the pictures of the Jeff Wall exhibit. I highly recommend it.

Since I've been trying to eat better, I am reading food labels like never before.

Nuke LaLoosh / August 3, 2007 3:42 PM

oops -- pardon the typos.

Val / August 6, 2007 3:07 PM

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Val / August 6, 2007 3:08 PM

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This Month's Selection:

November 2009

Travel Writing

by Peter Ferry

Travel WritingIn this debut novel, high school English teacher Peter Ferry witnesses a fatal car accident and becomes obsessed with learning about the life of the victim, Lisa Kim.

Meet & Discuss

Join us at The Book Cellar at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (map) to discuss the book. We'll meet on Monday, November 9, at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome!

Upcoming Books

November 9
Travel Writing
by Peter Ferry


Past Books

October 12
Lords of the Levee
by Herman Kogan and Lloyd Wendt

September 14
The Echo Maker
by Richard Powers

August 10
La Perdida
by Jessica Abel

July 13
Every Crooked Pot
by Renee Rosen

June 8
Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut

May 11
Passing
by Nella Larsen

April 13
Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris

March 16
The Book of Ralph
by John McNally

February 9
A River Runs Through It
by Norman Maclean

January 12
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry

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Events

Sun Nov 22 2009
Open Books Grand Opening

Mon Nov 23 2009
Going Pro: How to Take Your Literary Venture to the Next Level

Mon Nov 23 2009
Eye of the Sandman Screening and Discussion @ Gene Siskel Film Center

Tue Nov 24 2009
Chicago Moth StorySLAM: BLUNDERS


About GB Book Club

The Gapers Block Book Club is a reading group dedicated to reading fiction by Chicago area authors and nonfiction works about our city. We read a new book every month, and new members are always welcome.

In Person
The book club meets on the second Monday of the month at The Book Cellar bookstore in Lincoln Square (map).

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Editors: Alice Maggio & Veronica Bond, bookclub@gapersblock.com

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