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Links & notes: 'We Are Bellingcat'
Links to explore from 'We Are Bellingcat: The Online Sleuths Solving Global Crimes'
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Jan 30, 20232 min read


Links & notes: 'Human Voices' by Penelope Fitzgerald
Notes on 'Human Voices' by Penelope Fitzgerald.
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Jan 5, 20232 min read


Links & notes: 'Why Liberalism Failed'
Links for exploration from our discussion of 'Why Liberalism Failed' by Patrick Deneen.
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Dec 10, 20221 min read


Links & notes: 'Stoner'
Notes from our discussion of 'Stoner' by John Williams.
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Oct 29, 20221 min read


Links & notes: 'French Lessons'
Notes from our discussion of 'French Lessons' by Alice Kaplan, September 2022.
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Sep 25, 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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Aug 29, 20221 min read


Links & notes: 'Unwell Women'
Links and notes from our discussion of 'Unwell Women' by Elinor Cleghorn
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Jul 30, 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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Jun 25, 20222 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 30, 20221 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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May 1, 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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Apr 3, 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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Mar 23, 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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Jan 25, 20222 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
ifbookclub
Dec 22, 20211 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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Nov 22, 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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Oct 24, 20212 min read


Notes & Links: 'Educated'
In September 2021, we discussed 'Educated: A Memoir' by Tara Westover.
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Sep 21, 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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Sep 1, 20212 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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Jul 21, 20213 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...
ifbookclub
Jun 22, 20212 min read
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