Critically acclaimed local author Aleksandar Hemon will be at Barnes & Noble in Evanston on Thursday to promote the release of his third novel, The Lazarus Project. Hemon's last book, Nowhere Man, was the book club's October 2005 selection. The event is free, and it begins at 7pm. The Evanston Barnes & Noble is located at 1630 Sherman Avenue. See Slowdown for more.
- Alice Maggio
Through a collection of interlocking stories, this magical debut novel combines written narrative with traditional storytelling techniques to weave a portrait of the North Dakota Sioux, where spirits from the past continue to exert powerful influence over the present.
Join us at The Book Cellar at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (map) to discuss the book. We'll meet on Monday, May 19, at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome!
May 19
The Grass Dancer
by Susan Power
June 9
Naked
by David Sedaris
July 14
Free Burning
by Bayo Ojikutu
August 11
The Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
September 8
Native Son
by Richard Wright
October 13
Dirty Sugar Cookies
by Ayun Halliday
November 10
Sin in the Second City
by Karen Abbott
April 14
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides
March 10
Fire Sale
by Sara Paretsky
February 11
The Enchanters Vs. Sprawlburg Springs
by Brian Costello
January 14
Never a City So Real
by Alex Kotlowitz
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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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To get in touch with Alice and Veronica, the book club moderators, email us at bookclub{at}gapersblock.com.
Mon May 12 2008
Elizabeth Hand and Matthew Sharpe @ The Book Cellar
Tue May 13 2008
Arianna Huffington @ Borders Michigan Ave
Tue May 13 2008
Elizabeth George @ Borders State Street
Tue May 13 2008
David G. Whiteis @ 57th Street Books
Tue May 13 2008
Nuruddin Farah @ Barnes & Noble Evanston
Wed May 14 2008
Kat Hibbard @ Transitions Bookplace
Wed May 14 2008
Charles M. Payne @ 57th Street Book
Wed May 14 2008
Chip Kidd @ Quimby's
Thu May 15 2008
Lynne McTaggart @ Transitions Bookplace
Thu May 15 2008
Anne Laughlin & Kate Sweeney @ Women & Children First
Thu May 15 2008
Powell's North Reading Series
Thu May 15 2008
Jimmie Briggs @ International House
Thu May 15 2008
Cory Doctorow @ Barnes & Noble Clybourn
Fri May 16 2008
Robert Tanenbaum @ Barbara's Bookstore Oak Park
katie Tue Apr 29 2008, 10:37AM +
Hi - The event is on Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 PM.
Thanks!
Alice Wed Apr 30 2008, 9:04PM +
Fixed it!