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Last month author Aleksandar Hemon appeared at a Barnes & Noble event with Ukranian-born musician Alina Simone. He discussed fiction and identity, and you can watch the video online:
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The Stone Diaries is the fictionalized autobiography of Daisy Goodwill Flett, tracing an ordinary life from birth to death through the 20th century. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Canada's Governor General's Award.
Join us at The Book Cellar at 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave. (map) to discuss the book. We'll meet on Monday, February 8, at 7:30pm. New members are always welcome!
February 8
The Stone Diaries
by Carol Shields
March 8
Red Azalea
by Anchee Min
April 12
Gang Leader for a Day
by Sudhir Venkatesh
May 10
The Order of Odd-Fish
by James Kennedy
June 14
Jimmy Corrigan
by Chris Ware
July 12
The Wild Things
by Dave Eggers
August 9
Loving Frank
by Nancy Horan
September 13
Young Lonigan
by James T. Farrell
October 11
Chicago: A Novel
by Alaa Al Aswany
November 8
The Cradle
by Patrick Somerville
January 11
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
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Tue Feb 9 2010
Funny Ha-Ha @ Hideout
Wed Feb 10 2010
Colt Noble & the Megalords Launch Party @ Challengers Comics
Sat Feb 13 2010
Strange Tales Saturday @ Challengers Comics
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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