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Ink Tue Jul 01 2008
I Spy
Commuters: What have you spotted people reading recently on the bus or trains?
— Alice Maggio / Comments (2)
Newberry / July 18, 2008 9:41 AM
Franny and Zooey on the Red Line.
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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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Mon Nov 9 2009
Gapers Block Book Club Meeting & Author Event
Tue Nov 10 2009
Society of Midland Authors: Burnham's Plan of Chicago
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).
By Email
Sign up for the book club mailing list to receive reminders about upcoming meetings and other special announcements.
Editors: Alice Maggio & Veronica Bond, bookclub@gapersblock.com
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Alice / July 2, 2008 7:13 PM
Yesterday I saw a woman reading Sin in the Second City on the Brown Line.