This Month's Selection:
July 2008
Free Burning
by Bayo Ojikutu
When Tommie Sims loses his job at an insurance firm after 9/11, he turns to selling drugs to support his family. Free Burning is a powerful and timeless story about how easily a good man can fall on hard times, and the difficulties of climbing back up.
Meet & Discuss
Join us at The Book Cellar at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (map) to discuss the book. We'll meet on Monday, July 14, at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome!
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
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.
