The Book Cellar continues their great monthly series spotlighting local authors this Wednesday. This time four new authors join the ranks - Libby Hellman (Easy Innocence), Margot Justes (A Hotel in Paris), Francince Friedman (MatchDotBomb) and Jess Riley (Driving Sideways). Free at 7pm at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.
- Veronica Bond
Dirty Sugar Cookies is an autobiographical account of a picky young eater who turns into a brave food adventuress, and comes complete with recipes you can try.
Join us at The Book Cellar at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (map) to discuss the book. We'll meet on Monday, October 13, at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome!
October 13
Dirty Sugar Cookies
by Ayun Halliday
November 10
Sin in the Second City
by Karen Abbott
September 8
Native Son
by Richard Wright
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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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 Oct 13 2008
Gapers Block Book Club Meeting
Mon Oct 13 2008
David Sedaris @ Auditorium Theatre
Tue Oct 14 2008
Bookslut reading @ Hopleaf
Tue Oct 14 2008
New Journalism Discussion @ Harold Washington Library
Tue Oct 14 2008
Governor George Ryan & the Politics of Crime @ Cliff Dwellers Club
Wed Oct 15 2008
Writers & Cartoonists for Obama
Thu Oct 16 2008
Tom Wolfe in Conversation w/Carol Marin