Links & notes: 'French Lessons'
Notes from our discussion of 'French Lessons' by Alice Kaplan, September 2022.
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Aug 30, 20221 min read
Links & notes: 'A State of Freedom'
Thank you to everyone who joined this month's discussion of 'A State of Freedom' by Neel Mukherjee.
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Jul 31, 20222 min read
Links & notes: 'Unwell Women'
Links and notes from our discussion of 'Unwell Women' by Elinor Cleghorn
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Jun 26, 20222 min read
Links & notes: 'The Broken Road'
Links from our discussion of Patrick Leigh Fermor's memoir 'The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos.'
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May 31, 20221 min read
Links & notes: 'How the South Won the Civil War'
Thank you to everyone who joined this month's conversation about 'How the South Won the Civil War' by Heather Cox Richardson.
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May 1, 20222 min read
Links & notes: 'Metropolis'
A wide-ranging survey of the history of cities and the people residing in and building them.
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Apr 4, 20222 min read
Notes on 'The Leopard'
We had a lively conversation in March about The Leopard by Giuseppe Di Lampedusa. Thank you to everyone who attended and brought insights.
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Mar 24, 20222 min read
Links & Notes: 'Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America'
Links and notes from our discussion of the Pulitzer-prize winning book 'Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America' by Marcia Chatelain
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Jan 26, 20222 min read
Notes & Links: 'In Memory of Memory'
Thank you to everyone who joined this month's discussion of 'In Memory of Memory by Russian poet, essayist, and journalist Maria Stepanova!
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Dec 22, 20211 min read
Notes & Links: 'Celestial Bodies' by Jokha Alharthi
We found much to explore in this celebrated novel, which won the Man Booker International Prize and is the first book by a female Omani auth
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Nov 22, 20212 min read
Notes & Links: 'The Road to Unfreedom'
Timothy Snyder gave us much to discuss in The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America. Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation.
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Oct 25, 20212 min read
Notes from 'A House Is a Body' by Shruti Swamy
Notes from our October 2021 discussion of 'A House Is a Body: Stories' by Shruti Swamy
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Sep 22, 20212 min read
Notes & Links: 'Educated'
In September 2021, we discussed 'Educated: A Memoir' by Tara Westover.
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Sep 2, 20212 min read
Notes on 'In Times of Fading Light'
'In Times of Fading Light' by Eugen Ruge. The book sparked a record-length discussion.
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Jul 22, 20213 min read
Notes & Links: 'Troubling Love' by Elena Ferrante
Our July book sparked some strong reactions and much to discuss. Thank you to everyone who took part in yesterday's conversation about...
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Jun 23, 20212 min read
Notes & Links: The Sun on My Head
Our June book, The Sun on My Head by Geovani Martins, was a launching point for a vibrant discussion on Sunday. Thank you to everyone who...
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May 26, 20212 min read
Notes & Links: 'Extraordinary Delusions and the Madness of Crowds'
Thank you to all our June discussion participants! I believe we discovered why this book is still read 180 years after publication.
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Apr 30, 20212 min read
Notes on 'The Bastard of Istanbul'
Thank you to everyone, including our new friends from the Bonn English Language Book Group, who joined this month's rich discussion of...
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Mar 30, 20212 min read
Notes & Links: 'Pale Rider' by Laura Spinney
Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation on Sunday about Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World by...
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Mar 1, 20212 min read
Notes & Links: 'The Lonely City'
Thank you to everyone in the San Francisco Bay Area and Bonn, Germany, who joined us today to discuss The Lonely City: Adventures in the...
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