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Jeff Garlin’s book club met at Book Soup last night, to discuss Tim O’Brien’s Tomcat in Love. Full disclosure: Jeff and I got together yesterday to talk about hosting strategies, and review some potential discussion questions. So it’s with both (…)
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In case you haven’t heard, Philip Roth won the Man Booker International Prize, which some people aren’t so happy about. Not surprising; I’m not sure I’ve ever overheard a conversation about Roth that didn’t turn at least mildly combative. He’s (…)
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Last week, at Jeff Garlin’s book discussion group, I noticed Book Soup has vastly improved their Children’s section. Looks like they’re taking a cue from the curated stores that are popping up everywhere in LA; the ones that offer a (…)
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Facts: 1. Almost no one in attendance had read the novel, aside from myself, one other woman, and the employees of Book Soup. (There were about twenty people there.) 2. Some people didn’t even know what kind of meeting they (…)
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Okay, I know I said I’d limit myself to six, but I’ve been meaning to go to Jeff Garlin’s discussion group at Book Soup since I heard about it, and they’re doing Bernard Malamud’s A New Life this month, so, (…)
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