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Baldwin Boettcher Branch -- Evening Book Club

Submitted by Elise S. on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 10:16am

The Thurber CarnivalTitle to be discussed:  selected stories from The Thurber Carnival, by James Thurber.  Date of meeting:  Monday, December 5, at 6:30 PM.  Summary:  James Thurber's unique ability to convey the vagaries of life in a funny, witty, and often satirical way earned him accolades as one of the finest humori

Classic Horror and Detective Fiction

Submitted by Elise S. on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 12:20pm

Dracula by Bram StokerWell finally.  Some cooler weather comes our way and just in time for Halloween.  To complement the mood, here are a novel, a novella, and three story collections guaranteed to send a shiver up your spine...  Dracula, by Bram Stoker -- The tale of the infamous Count Dracula is also a story of six mortals desperate enough to hunt and destroy him:  Mina Harker and her lawyer husband Jonathan, millionaire adventurer Quincey Morris, Lord Godalming, Dr.

Baldwin Boettcher Branch -- Evening Book Club

Submitted by Elise S. on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 2:52pm

Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan PoeFor our next meeting we will discuss five short stories by Edgar Allan Poe:  The Black Cat, Never Bet the Devil Your Head, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, and The Oval Portrait.  Please join us on Monday, November 7, at 6:30 PM, as we talk about these stories and explore the mind and h

Island Beneath the Sea

Submitted by Elise S. on Sat, 09/24/2011 - 11:50am

Island Beneath the SeaA perfect audio selection for Hispanic Heritage Month would be Isabel Allende's recent novel, Island Beneath the Sea, translated from the Spanish by

Baldwin Boettcher Branch -- Evening Book Club

Submitted by Elise S. on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 3:51pm

SulaTitle to be discussed:  Sula by Toni Morrison.  Time of meeting:  Monday, October 10, 2011, at 6:30 PM.  Summary:  Two girls who grow up to become women.  Two friends who become something worse than enemies.  In this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison tells the story of Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who meet as children in a small Ohio town. 

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