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We Read SLO, Book Club Info...

I've had a lot of people contact me recently to ask if they can "join" our book club.  In case you've been wondering too, I wanted to address this and a few other questions, here for everyone.  

WE READ SLO, is a public book club, open to anyone who may be interested in participating.  You don't need permission to attend, there is no commitment to come every time, and there are no fees. Heck, some of our members don't even finish the books- and still come hang out to discuss the chapters they did read.  And that's totally OK!  If you have an interest in books, reading, and monthly discussion with like-minded peeps, please feel free to check it out.  We always discuss the books we've read, but I've found that the conversations often veer away from a specifically book-centric discussion and lead to some pretty intriguing topics and tangents.  I love that!  It's also been great fun to connect with, and learn more about fellow book clubbers- outside of the usual "Hi, how are you? Yeah, I'm good.  N'kay, bye" sort of conversations we have on the sidewalk.  I love hearing their opinions and ideas, and I especially enjoy the dialog when those opinions differ from my own.  This is juicy stuff, guys!  

So, FYI... our next club meeting will be at Linnaea's on Nov. 27th at 6:30pm.  We've been meeting in the back garden, but it has started to get cooooold- so either dress extra warm and cozy, or we'll take a vote on moving the meeting indoors.  

Our current book is: A Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling (available on SALE at Barnes & Noble).  Have you read it?  I'm still catching up after my whirlwind work schedule these past couple of weeks, but I'm excited to get together for our discussion.  

BOOK NERDS, UNITE!  Hope to see you soon.  :)

We read SLO, TONIGHT!

We're book clubbing tonight, my friends!  Will you be there?

LINNAEA'S CAFE, 6:30pm
Discussing: "How To Be A Woman", by Caitlin Moran

Back garden.  Be there or be square.

Actually, I'm not sure that a bunch of book nerds can really call you "square", but we will anyway.

Speaking of book nerds...  Check out this hilarious Kanye West parody video that Jeff found... 

Can this be our book club theme song?

SEE YOU TONIGHT!

How To Be A Woman...

Remember the book club I told you about last month?

Well... we had our first meeting, and though the turn-out was light, we had a great time discussing "Nothing Serious" and nibbling Linnaea's treats.  Ok, ok, not everyone loved the book, but it was so fun to get together and hear others' take on a story that I've enjoyed for a really long time.  Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect with this book club- but it's wonderful!  Like, sharing an old secret with friends and realizing that they've got the same one.  Book nerds unite!  I'm happy to announce that we're persevering with the club and have voted on our second book...

Book no.2 is "How To Be A Woman", the hilariously candid memoir by Caitlin Moran.

And yes, it is in stock at Barnes & Noble.  Alternatively, you can find it here on Amazon- or the audio version here, read by the author herself.  

***WARNING*** this book does contain some explicit material, so if you're a bit sensitive to that - you might want to skip this one.  Actually, when we were discussing prospective books, nominating favorites around the table, and tossing around ideas for our second read- Leah suggested this one and she made a point of letting us know that it was a bit "racy"...  And you know what?  Suddenly the discussion became a unanimous declaration.  Oh dear... What does that say about us?

ANYWAAAY... I'm so excited to see you bookies again soon to hear all about your take on this funny and endearing memoir.  And for those of you who didn't make it to the last meeting, I hope you'll join us on:

 Tuesday, October 30th at 6:30pm.  We'll be in the back garden at Linnaea's cafe. 

HAPPY READING!  ♥

WE READ SLO!

Who wants to join a book club?  I DO!  I DO! 

I'm so excited to announce WE READ SLO, the newest book club in town.

Our first book will be Nothing Serious by Justine Levy - available locally

at Barnes & Noble, or online here.  This thinly-veiled work of fiction was written in 2005, by Justine Levy (daughter of French philosopher, Bernard Henri Levy).  The book depicts Levy's real-life heartache when her husband leaves her for a famous supermodel (the infamous, Carla Bruni).  The whole idea of it is so over-the-top, and yet Levy keeps the book grounded in her own flaws, flashbacks of her fractured marriage, and small doses of everyday Parisian life.  It's an intriguing, and quick-read.  The sort of book you keep by the bath tub.  Is that weird?  I totally read in the bath tub.

We will meet to discuss this book at Linnaea's Cafe on:

 Tuesday, October 2nd at 6:30pm.

Please bring notes on the book, as well as suggestions for our next book- which we'll vote on then.

WOOO HOOOO!!!  Let's get our READ on, SLO!

Nothing Serious, PUBLISHER'S OVERVIEW:

Stylish, intelligent, and often scathingly funny, Nothing Serious is an unblinking portrayal of the search for self amidst the reckless glamorization of love.

Vain about their young love, Louise and her husband Adrien used to laugh about the way he couldn’t pass a mirror without looking. But when he deserts Louise for a famous model she’s devastated, and forced to confront those vanities – his and her own. Meanwhile, life goes on regardless, making Louise feel all the more guilty about the melodrama her life has become.

With her privileged circumstances as the daughter of one of Europe’s most famous writers only complicating things further, she gathers her painkillers around her, unleashes her ruthless sense of honesty, and – with lacerating relish – tries to unravel why her marriage failed...and whether a sane person should try such a thing again.
Nothing Serious won universal praise from critics upon its release in Europe, selling over 200,000 copies and knockingThe Da Vinci Code out of the number one position on bestseller lists.