For Our First Fall Meeting...

... on September 17, 2011, the novel we'll read is Blonde Roots, by the British writer Bernardine Evaristo. For a sneak preview---in the author's own voice---go here: http://www.spokenword.org/program/1108012

She appeared on the Book Slam Podcast three years ago (this is where I heard of the book). Click on the blue Book Slam icon. You'll have to listen to approximately two-and-a-half minutes of nonsense by the two hosts, but Evaristo begins reading an excerpt from Blonde Roots about 2:30 in....

I'm writing this from Trinidad. I'll be headed to Cuba when you guys meet. Have a good meeting discussing Thomas Sowell's Black Rednecks and White Liberals on Saturday, May 21st, and remember that even though you'll meet on campus at our usual place at 5 p.m., Aubrey Pettaway will then lead you to the meeting place. So being on time would seem to be important, because if not you won't know where to go...

Blonde Roots looks like an interesting read so it gets my vote.

Aubrey

TIME TO VOTE!

Here are the three nominated books for our September meeting. Please vote for ONE (1) of the three by Sunday evening:

The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown

Blonde Roots, by Bernardine Evaristo

God Says No, by James Hannaham

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN

Since I won't be around for the May meeting, I thought we might do our business early---while I'm still here. So as of now, NOMINATIONS are open for our NOVEL selection that we'll be discussing in SEPTEMBER of this year.

You may nominate up to TWO (2) novels; on Thursday I will assemble the nominations and we will vote on them.

easy,

B.