News Fri Jun 20 2008

Lovable Losers Essay Contest

The Lovable Losers Literary Revue is hosting an essay contest for fans of Chicago's lovable losers (a.k.a. the Cubs). Tune in this Sunday to "Memories of the Game" on WRMN, 1410-AM, scheduled to air from Noon to 5pm, to hear some of the best entries received so far. The contest continues through the summer and will conclude with at the Revue's September event with Rick Kogan. If you want to share your favorite story about life as a Cub's fan, visit the website to find out how to enter.

- Alice Maggio

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This Month's Selection:

September 2008

Native Son

by Richard Wright

Native Son Bigger Thomas is a young black man in 1940s Chicago who accidentally kills Mary, the daughter of the wealthy, white Dalton family, for whom he works as a chauffeur. Bigger's attempts to preserve his innocence go horribly awry when the public and the press decide his guilt even before he is caught and tried.

Meet & Discuss

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

Upcoming Books

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

Past Books

August 11
The Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum

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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About the 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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To get in touch with Alice and Veronica, the book club moderators, email us at bookclub{at}gapersblock.com.

Events

Wed Aug 20 2008
Local Author Night @ Book Cellar

Fri Aug 22 2008
Printers' Ball @ MCA

Sat Aug 23 2008
The Guild of Outsider Writers Reading @ Quimby's