This month we will be discussing Eudora Welty’s The Optimist’s Daughter. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a meditation on the complexities of love and grief\, written in spare\, beautiful prose.
All book club selections are 20% off at Old Firehouse Books.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T232823Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100309T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100309T013000Z UID:http://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/event/untitled-book-club-meeting-lost-city-z URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/event/untitled-book-club-meeting-lost-city-z SUMMARY:Untitled Book Club Meeting\: The Lost City of Z by David Grann DESCRIPTION:Join us as we explore the Amazon forest along with Percy Fawcett in The Lost City of Z. David Grann attempts to trace the lost Fawcett expedition in their hunt for a mysterious ancient Amazonian city which may or may not have existed. You’ll be captivated by the dangers and struggles of each expedition.
All book club selections are 20% off at Old Firehouse Books.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T232823Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100312T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100312T010000Z UID:http://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/event/strange-worlds-book-club-meeting-storm-destroyermen-taylor-anderson URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/event/strange-worlds-book-club-meeting-storm-destroyermen-taylor-anderson SUMMARY:Strange Worlds Book Club Meeting\: Into the Storm\: Destroyermen by Taylor Anderson DESCRIPTION:This month\, we’ll be discussing Into the Storm\: Destroyermen by Taylor Anderson. The story follows a rag-tag WWII era destroyer that is pulled into an alternate world where other species than humans have evolved intelligence. Deadly warfare and great action scenes should keep you riveted.
All book club selections are 20% off at Old Firehouse Books.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T232823Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T010000Z UID:http://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/event/traps-trenchcoats-book-club-meeting-singing-sands-josephine-tey URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/event/traps-trenchcoats-book-club-meeting-singing-sands-josephine-tey SUMMARY:Traps & Trench Coats Book Club Meeting\: The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey DESCRIPTION:This month we’ll be discussing The Singing Sands by the incomparable Josephine Tey. A dead body\, a scrap of poetry\, and a mystery all combine to send Inspector Grant into the Hebrides for one more case.
All book club selections are 20% off at Old Firehouse Books.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T232823Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100320T190000Z UID:http://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/event/signing-kirk-farber-author-postcards-dead-girl URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/event/signing-kirk-farber-author-postcards-dead-girl SUMMARY:Signing with Kirk Farber\, author of Postcards from a Dead Girl DESCRIPTION:Meet Kirk Farber\, a rising star among Colorado authors. His quirky debut novel\, Postcards from a Dead Girl\, explores themes of love\, loss\, grief\, and what they do to our psyches. The story is told via the darkly hilarious actions and musings of the hapless Sid as he tries to solve the mystery of a series of postcards from his dead?\, missing?...or not\, girlfriend.
Read more about Kirk and Postcards from a Dead Girl at www.kirkfarber.com.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T232823Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100326T023000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100326T023000Z UID:http://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/event/signing-helen-thorpe-author-just-us URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/event/signing-helen-thorpe-author-just-us SUMMARY:Signing with Helen Thorpe\, author of Just Like Us DESCRIPTION:Helen Thorpe takes a compassionate\, thorough look at the complicated issue of immigration rights through the eyes of four teenage girls\, two who are in the United States legally\, two who are not. Just Like Us is sure to provoke thought and discussion on both sides of the debate.
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