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Upcoming Events at Rock Point Books
The Multicultural Literature Book Club features books written by ethnic-American authors and works in translation as decided by the participants. This book club is for all those who enjoy exploring a diversity of cultures through reading and discussion.
In February, the MLBC will discuss Beloved by Toni Morrison.
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe's new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Filled with bitter poetry and suspense as taut as a rope, Beloved is a towering achievement by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison.
Each month's selected title is available at Rock Point Books to participating members at a discount of 10% off of the regular price.
The MLBC meets on the second Wednesday of each month. This book club is open to the public and free to join at any time. For more information about the club or to express your interest in joining, please contact Abbie Tilley at MulticulturalLit@att.net.
In Beowulf warriors must back up their mead-hall boasts with instant action, monsters abound, and fights are always to the death. The Anglo-Saxon epic, composed between the 7th and 10th centuries, has long been accorded its place in literature, though its hold on our imagination has been less secure. In the introduction to his translation, Seamus Heaney argues that Beowulf's role as a required text for many English students obscured its mysteries and "mythic potency." Now, thanks to the Irish poet's marvelous recreation (in both senses of the word) under Alfred David's watch, this dark, doom-ridden work gets its day in the sun.
Each month's selected title is available at Rock Point Books to participating members at a discount of 10% off of the regular price.
On the third Tuesday of each month, the CLBC will review and examine a literary classic.The Classic Literature Book Club is free to join and open to the public. Join anytime. For more information about this book club, please contact Joel Swanson at (423) 432-8579 or e-mail bookclub.classics@gmail.com.
The C.S. Lewis Society is discussing Lewis's Space Trilogy over the next couple months. This month they will discuss the second book, Perelandra.
The C. S. Lewis Society of Chattanooga has been in existence for almost 3 years. Their mission is to bring together people in the local area who share a special admiration and love and an active interest in the work of C.S. Lewis. In addition, they hope to sharpen each others' minds and build one another up in the Christian faith through the reading and discussion of the works of C. S. Lewis. Lastly, they work to establish and maintain communication with other Societies which are similarly engaged in promoting the spirit of the life and work of C. S. Lewis.
This event is free and open to the public. The C. S. Lewis Society has a new website; you might want to check it out: www.cslewischattanooga.org
Make new friends and become better acquainted with outstanding works from Southern writers in the Southern Literature Book Club.
Please join us Monday, February 22nd at 6:00 PM for our Southern Lit Book Club. Join us as we discuss The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
Each month's selected title is available to participating members at a discount of 10% off of the regular price.
The Southern Literature Book Club is free and open to the public. Join anytime. For more information about this book club, please contact e-mail Abbie Tilley at SouthernLitClub@comcast.net.
Join us for a book signing with Nancy Williams, author of The Agenda 21 Conspiracy, a political conspiracy and mystery novel.
About the Book: "When Destin Campbell investigates the mysterious murder of a geologist near Andrews, North Carolina, the evidence points to the world's largest gold find in modern history. While others scramble for the gold, Destin discovers it may be a smokescreen for a more sinister U.N. plot. Is the U.N. trying to attain global political power through an environmental conspiracy? Worse, is the U.S. military involoved? When people start to die, no one is immune to mortal danger, not even Destin's wife and daughter."
About the Author: Nancy Williams is an author, editor, and amateur radio operator, (NR4RR). She's also ex-Air Force and a retired English professor. The Agenda 21 Conspiracy, a sequel to her first novel, is her third book.
The Multicultural Literature Book Club features books written by ethnic-American authors and works in translation as decided by the participants. This book club is for all those who enjoy exploring a diversity of cultures through reading and discussion.
In March, the MLBC will discuss Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson.
In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban. He shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy, as well as touching on military matters, Islam, and women -- all woven together with the many rich personal stories of the people who have been involved in this remarkable two-decade humanitarian effort.
Each month's selected title is available at Rock Point Books to participating members at a discount of 10% off of the regular price.
The MLBC meets on the second Wednesday of each month. This book club is open to the public and free to join at any time. For more information about the club or to express your interest in joining, please contact Abbie Tilley at MulticulturalLit@att.net.
Emma, first published in 1815 by Jane Austen, is a comic novel about the perils of misconstrued romance. Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively 'comedy of manners' among her characters.
Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like." In the very first sentence she introduces the title character as "Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich." Join us in reading and discussing this well-loved classic.
Each month's selected title is available at Rock Point Books to participating members at a discount of 10% off of the regular price.
On the third Tuesday of each month, the CLBC will review and examine a literary classic.The Classic Literature Book Club is free to join and open to the public. Join anytime. For more information about this book club, please contact Joel Swanson at (423) 432-8579 or e-mail bookclub.classics@gmail.com.
Make new friends and become better acquainted with outstanding works from Southern writers in the Southern Literature Book Club.
Please join us Monday, March 22 at 6:00 PM for our Southern Lit Book Club. Join us as we discuss Gap Creek by Robert Morgan.
Each month's selected title is available to participating members at a discount of 10% off of the regular price.
The Southern Literature Book Club is free and open to the public. Join anytime. For more information about this book club, please contact e-mail Abbie Tilley at SouthernLitClub@comcast.net.
The C.S. Lewis Society will finish its discussion of Lewis's Space Trilogy with the third book, That Hideous Strength, this month.
The C. S. Lewis Society of Chattanooga has been in existence for almost 3 years. Their mission is to bring together people in the local area who share a special admiration and love and an active interest in the work of C.S. Lewis. In addition, they hope to sharpen each others' minds and build one another up in the Christian faith through the reading and discussion of the works of C. S. Lewis. Lastly, they work to establish and maintain communication with other Societies which are similarly engaged in promoting the spirit of the life and work of C. S. Lewis.
This event is free and open to the public. The C. S. Lewis Society has a new website; you might want to check it out: www.cslewischattanooga.org
The Multicultural Literature Book Club features books written by ethnic-American authors and works in translation as decided by the participants. This book club is for all those who enjoy exploring a diversity of cultures through reading and discussion.
In April, the MLBC will discuss Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan.
Each story in this jubilantly acclaimed collection pays testament to the wisdom and resilience of children, even in the face of the most agonizing circumstances. A family living in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya scurries to find gifts of any kind for the impending Christmas holiday. A Rwandan girl relates her family's struggles to maintain a facade of normalcy amid unspeakable acts. A young brother and sister cope with their uncle's attempt to sell them into slavery. Aboard a bus filled with refugees -- a microcosm of today's Africa -- a Muslim boy summons his faith to bear a treacherous ride across Nigeria. Through the eyes of childhood friends the emotional toll of religious conflict in Ethiopia becomes viscerally clear. Say You're One of Them, Uwem Akpan's debut, signals the arrival of a breathtakingly talented writer who gives a matter-of-fact reality to the most extreme circumstances in stories that are nothing short of transcendent.
Each month's selected title is available at Rock Point Books to participating members at a discount of 10% off of the regular price.
The MLBC meets on the second Wednesday of each month. This book club is open to the public and free to join at any time. For more information about the club or to express your interest in joining, please contact Abbie Tilley at MulticulturalLit@att.net.