Tag Archives: Literary Events
Friends Don’t Let Friends Read ‘The Undertaking’ Alone
The Friends Don’t Let Friends Read Alone book club is meeting this Tuesday night at Zuma Coffee House in Birmingham. Open to all, the group will be discussing The Undertaking; a beautiful body of work by local poet, author, and … Continue reading
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Read ‘Lolita’ Alone
It’s that time again! The Friends Don’t Let Friends Read Alone Book Club will be meeting at Zuma Coffee House in downtown Birmingham tomorrow, December 21st at 7:00 pm. Facilitated byKathryn Bergeron of the Baldwin Public Library, the Friends book … Continue reading
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Author Sides Brings ‘Hellhound’ to Baldwin Public Library
You might recognize author Hampton Sides from his previous work Ghost Soldiers which won the 2002 PEN USA award for non-fiction, or perhaps for Americana or Stomping Grounds. Currently though, the narrative history and bestselling author is promoting his latest … Continue reading
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New Titles on Tap for May
Another month, another slew of good books in the chute. As my work load picks up in May, I will likely be posting less but reading more this month. Regardless, here is a list of some of the many titles … Continue reading
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Baldwin Launches Young Professionals Book Group
Baldwin Public Library is launching a new book group tonight at the Zuma Coffee House in Birmingham. Open to all 20 and 30-somethings, the group will be discussing Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow. Not only is this the featured title … Continue reading
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Sunday Lovely Sunday
A Weekly Post By Megan Shaffer November 22-29, 2009 Of Note Travelin’ Man: On the Road and Behind the Scenes With Bob Seger is a photo-driven look at the career of Bob Seger. Making appearances throughout Michigan are authors Tom … Continue reading
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Sunday, Lovely Sunday
- A Weekly Post By Megan Shaffer October 25, 2009 Of Note -The New York Times Magazine’s cover story The Audacity of ‘Precious’ discusses if America is ready for this tough movie by director Lee Daniels. Based on the 1996 … Continue reading
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