Spiritual Book Club
Tuesday, March 9th, 7:00 P.M.
Bound To Be Read Books
Mark your calendar for The Spiritual Book Club, which takes an edgy and irreverent look at religion with A. J. Jacob’s The Year of Living Biblically. While A.J.’s wit and humor are irrepressible, The Year of Living Biblically is not acerbic satire. This is a quest for knowledge by a modern-day Manhattanite who attempts to live by 700 Biblical rules. Necessarily hilarious, A.J. also treats his subject(s) with great respect. Whether attempting to stone sinners, visiting the Negev desert where Abraham, Isaac. and Jacob once dwelled; or visiting the Answers in Genesis Museum (under construction) near Cincinnati, Jacobs gains—and provides—insights into the human desire for a connection to the spiritual.
The Big Read: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Tuesday, March 2nd, 7:30 P.M.
Bound to be Read Books
What would happen if everyone in Atlanta were reading the same book at the same time? The Big Read, a program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, encourages us to find out. Designed to revitalize the role of reading in American culture and bring the power of literature into the lives of its citizens, The Big Read brings communities together to read, discuss and celebrate great writing. This year’s month-long Big Read initiative promotes Zora Neale Hurston’s classic novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God.
One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston’s beloved 1937 classic is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom.
Charis Books, the south’s largest feminist bookshop hosts a regular writer’s group.
Writing With Intent
Mon, 02/08/2010 – 6:30pm
This facilitated group is open to all writers of fiction and creative non-fiction who want a serious group to provide constructive criticism, motivational exercises, and interpersonal accountability to keep their writing on track. We do monthly exercises and critiques with an eye towards individual improvement and the eventual goal of publication. Writers are encouraged to bring copies of their work to share for critique. The group meets the second and fourth Monday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm. Please direct inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org.
March 10, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Blue Elephant Bookshop
The Blue Elephant Book Group discusses Away by Amy Bloom. All store purchases of this book are 10% off until the meeting! The Blue Elephant Book Group meets on the second Wednesday of every month. Come for this month’s discussion at 7:00 pm on March 10. Anyone is welcome to join them!
Once a month, Eagle Eye Bookshop hosts a Friday Night Book Club meeting. The moderator is Sarah Dollacker. Check out her Web site, The Red Room Library. On the third Saturday of each month, Eagle Eye gathers a small group of authors who live in, grew up in, or write about the South. It’s Southern Author’s night.
I’ve started adding links — just look to your right — to local Atlanta bookstores, writers’ critique circles, organizations, and more. If you know of any I’ve missed, please drop me a note: johnadcox@readinglocalatlanta.com. And if you can, please be sure to help spread the word.
