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Gift Books
What is your favorite book that you received as a gift?
— Alice Maggio / Comments (3)
Regina / December 5, 2007 10:35 PM
The Amityville Horror, which I received as a teenager.
milena / December 6, 2007 3:52 PM
"the monster at the end of this book."
It was my sisters and my favorite book as children, but we moved a lot and it got lost in the shuffle. For one Christmas a couple years back, my sis gave it to me again--I was so happy to have it back. Such an awesome character Grover was!
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This Month's Selection:
November 2009
Travel Writing
by Peter Ferry
In 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!
November 9
Travel Writing
by Peter Ferry
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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Sat Nov 21 2009
Open Books Grand Opening
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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Alice / December 5, 2007 10:18 PM
I can think of many books I received as gifts that I still have and still treasure, but one of the earliest was my copy of Charlotte's Web, which I received as a birthday gift when I was in second grade. It's a little beat-up now, but I still have it, and it's still one of my favorite books.