Literary Rebel, Sherri Caldwell, blogs about books, reading and literary events in Midtown, this month with a summer update on Midtown Book Group.
It has been another terrific year for book lovers in Midtown, with a dozen new titles added to Midtown Book Group’s list of Books We Have Read -- with ratings! Midtown Book Group invites you to read with us this summer.
Midtown Book Group Selections – Summer 2014:May 2014 (05/14/2014) - DEAR LIFE: STORIES by Alice Munro
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June 2014 (06/11/2014) - DAILY RITUALS by Mason Currey
July 2014 (07/09/2014) - GRAPES OF WRATH by John Steinbeck
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Aug 2014 (08/13/2014) - SPEAK MY SECRET NAME by Van Hall * * w/Local Author! * *
Sept 2014 (09/10/2014) - DESERT QUEEN by Janet Wallach
The Midtown Book Group, sponsored by the Midtown Neighbor’s Association, was established at Barnes & Noble/Georgia Tech in September 2006. With the group’s 8th Anniversary coming up, nearly 100 books have been read, rated, and discussed.
The hands-down favorite book of the last year was the smash hit bestseller -- now already a Pulitzer Prize Winner for 2014 -- THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt.
See the Rebel Review of The Goldfinch.
Midtown Book Group rated The Goldfinch 4.5 out of 5, which is an extremely high rating from this diverse, very literate, often highly critical club. The last time we celebrated a 4.5 was THE AGE OF INNOCENCE by Edith Wharton (July 2010).
Midtown Book Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 8:00 p.m. to discuss and enjoy great literature. We have a terrific, mixed group of Midtown neighbors and book lovers who participate for always-lively conversation, with typically 10 – 15 attending each month. Group members are young (mid-20s) and old(er); male and female; professionals, professors, students and work-at-home moms; house people and condo dwellers. All are welcome.
Although we normally meet at Barnes & Noble/Georgia Tech during the school year, due to summer hours in effect at that location -- May thru August -- we meet at an alternate location in Midtown.
For May, June, July and August 2014, we will be meeting at the Viewpoint Condos – 855 Peachtree Street – Community Rooms – 11th Floor.
For details & more information, please visit Midtown Book Group on Facebook. Midtown Book Group welcomes new members and visitors!
Next up: Midtown Book Group – May 2014
Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro
* * Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2013 * *
“There is no writer quite as good at illustrating the foibles of love, the confusions and frustrations of life or the inner cruelty and treachery that can be revealed in the slightest gestures and changes of tone. . . . The stories of Dear Life violate a host of creative writing rules, but they establish yet again Munro’s psychological acuity, clear-eyed acceptance of frailties and mastery of the short story form.”
—The Washington Post
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Time: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: Viewpoint Condos – 855 Peachtree Street
Community Rooms – 11th Floor
Happy Reading!
