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A Book Club Photo Diary

On Monday, August 13, the Gapers Block Book Club met to talk about Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. It was our 27th book club discussion and one of our biggest groups yet. GB staffer Daniel X. O'Neil joined us to document the event.


The place.


The book.


Introducing ourselves.


Lots of laughs.


Happy readers.


Engaged in discussion.


The real sideshow circus performers.


More laughs.


The view from the book shelves.


See you next month!

All photos are by Dan X. O'Neil. You can view these and many more photos from the event on Flickr.

Alice Maggio

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This Month's Selection:

March 2010

Red Azalea

by Anchee Min

Red AzaleaRed Azalea is author Anchee Min's memoir of growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution. She describes her childhood in China through her emigration to the U.S., where she came to Chicago to study at the School of the Art Institute.

Meet & Discuss

Join us at The Book Cellar at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (map) to discuss the book. We'll meet on Monday, March 8, at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome!

Upcoming Books

March 8
Red Azalea
by Anchee Min

April 12
Gang Leader for a Day
by Sudhir Venkatesh

May 10
The Order of Odd-Fish
by James Kennedy

June 14
Jimmy Corrigan
by Chris Ware

July 12
The Wild Things
by Dave Eggers

August 9
Loving Frank
by Nancy Horan

September 13
Young Lonigan
by James T. Farrell

October 11
Chicago: A Novel
by Alaa Al Aswany

November 8
The Cradle
by Patrick Somerville


Past Books


Events

Fri Mar 12 2010
2010 Chicago Zine Fest

Sat Mar 13 2010
2010 Chicago Zine Fest


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).

By Email
Sign up for the book club mailing list to receive reminders about upcoming meetings and other special announcements.


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

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