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• Marcus Sakey and Michael Harvey both get high-fives for their latest crime novels in the Tribune.
• The Night Bookmobile makes a mysterious appearance at Wrigley Field in the latest installment of Audrey Niffenegger's illustrated story in the Guardian.
• Also, Aleksandar Hemon reads from The Lazarus Project and talks about the book in the Guardian podcast.
— Alice Maggio / Comments (2)
FWIW, I've put together of page of links to the Night Bookmobile installments on the Guardian site to make it easier to read the whole thing in order.
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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.
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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Sun Nov 22 2009
Open Books Grand Opening
Mon Nov 23 2009
Going Pro: How to Take Your Literary Venture to the Next Level
Mon Nov 23 2009
Eye of the Sandman Screening and Discussion @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Tue Nov 24 2009
Chicago Moth StorySLAM: BLUNDERS
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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