Ten area libraries will offer the Big Read program, which encourages patrons to read the same book with the goal of promoting reading, sparking discussion and building community.
You know how the typical book club works: A group of people read the same book, then meet to discuss it. But not too many take the premise of a book club and make it a months-long community experience that includes learning about not only the literature but also relevant and related movies, food, geography, music and more. The Big Read, a program put on by 10 area libraries, is once again making that happen with the goal of promoting reading, sparking discussion, and building community. The Shoemaker's Wife, this year's book, tells the story of two lovers whose journeys take them from the mountains in Italy to their new home in America. Inspired by her own family history, author Adriana Trigiani's novel tells a love story that also …
The newly formed Noir in a Bar examines avant-garde books over cocktails in local eateries.
For reading tastes venturing beyond mainstream, there's Noir in a Bar, a book club with a twist in atmosphere and subject matter. During their first-ever meeting July 27, at Nicksons Eatery, 30 S. La Grange Rd., members discussed "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Seth Grahame-Smith, an apocalypse parody of the Jane Austen classic, and sipped on Nicksons' "Zombie" cocktail. The five present nibbled on brain-shaped gummy snacks as their conversation jumped from similarities between the parody novel and the classic novel, to Austen's other works, to movies based on books, to their likes and dislikes about the zombie parody. "It's interesting to read a book and have to figure out what makes it good," said Nancy Bent, one of the founders, …
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