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| Celebrating yet another clutch performance! |
Still coming down off the high of our two key events last week - the in store visit from David Ortiz and the great turn out for Black Swan Green! Big Papi was outstanding - signing almost 500 books in just under 2 hours with plenty of time out for photos, smiles, and fist bumps with his fans. Equally impressive was the enthusiasm brought to the BSG discussion for our Book Group night. Two more examples of the community coming together at your locally-owned independent bookstore!
As we discussed on Wednesday night, I'm passing along an article from the Economist magazine sent by Andrew Lowenstein, addressing collusion in bullying in Japanese schools. While it has some relevance to Black Swan Green, it brings a whole new level of realism to A Tale for the Time Being. If you thought that novel's depiction was too far fetched, you should read the article.
Lastly, we've set our book and date for the last BBGG meeting before our Summer break. We'll be meeting on Wednesday, June 21st at 7pm to discuss Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro. From the Booker Prize-winning author of Remains of the Day, this beautifully written and haunting novel of a near future dystopia should make for a great discussion.
Hope to see you all there!
