Battleground Chicago by Frank Kusch has been republished by the University of Chicago Press to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Democratic Convention. Find out more about the book at the UofC Press website, and even read an excerpt.
- Alice Maggio
This summer we are reading the classic children's story about the little girl from Kansas who travels to the land of Oz by cyclone, makes some unusual new friends, and seeks out the great wizard to help her get back home. If you've only ever seen the movie, you need to read this book.
Join us at The Book Cellar at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (map) to discuss the book. We'll meet on Monday, August 11, at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome!
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
July 14
Free Burning
by Bayo Ojikutu
June 9
Naked
by David Sedaris
May 19
The Grass Dancer
by Susan Power
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.
Sun Aug 10 2008
Chicago Poems: The Individual and the Mass in the Modern American City @ Smart Museum
Mon Aug 11 2008
Gapers Block Book Club Meeting