We have no horror

These photos were taken in Somalia and Kenya...2011!

Doctors without borders at work in Kenya by

Francesco Zizola / NOOR via Redux

It made me think of Little Bee

Francesco Zizola / NOOR via Redux

security guard beats a woman for trying to enter a feeding center.

John Moore / Getty Images

Need to swap my hosting date

Hello All -

I have a challenge with hosting the book club on August 25. Can anyone swap their hosting month with me? Respond as soon as possible so I can work out something else if no one can swap.

Thanks -

Ann

Book Club and a fashion show??

Hey Book Club Ladies!

I have been laughing my bossypants off at our latest book!

On July 28th, coinciding with our book club meeting, there is a champagne tasting and Anthropologie fashion show with Grace Askew playing at the Dixon from 6 to 8. This sounded like something every one of us might be interested in attending, so I was wondering if you guys might like to go! I was thinking we could have book club at the Dixon during the champagne tasting part or have book club after this event. Would you guys be interested in this at all, or would you prefer to just keep it as it is? Just throwing out an idea!

http://www.dixon.org/eventdetail.aspx?pid=6&eid=343&E_na=Events

xoxo

Lana

Impressed?

So an Impressionist exhibit is coming to the Brooks. I thought it might be fun to read this book: The Private Lives of Impressionists and then go see the exhibit. The book is like People Magazine for impressionists. All the gossip...who hated who... who was really crazy....who was having an affair with who and who dumped who etc... I know we already have a book list established through September. The exhibit runs through October 9. I know we just finished an art book.

So here's my suggestion...read the book or not...the choice is yours (I'll be reading it) and then anyone who is interested maybe we could have a book club "field trip" to the exhibit before it closes... You can still enjoy the exhibit without reading the book?!? We might even time it with a special wine tasting there or just get some wine at the brushmark (club soda for Miss Angel...)

Well let me know if you're interested in the book or field trip as an extracurricular activity!

Love,

Jess

A Night of Beauty

I just want to thank Beth and Lana for a splendid evening. Great conversations, wonderful libations, and yummy food. The art catalogs were very thoughtful and lovely. I will cherish them forever! The trivia portion was fun and the prize was awesome! 

On another note, now I know why the caged bird (me) talks too much...many hours of sitting in the basement by myself staring at a computer and yes ...The Aviator. I woke up this morning feeling like I have talked too much last night...sorry. Need to get out more often!

And lastly, for some reason last night after I got home, I couldn't go to sleep. I had a jukebox in my brain playing the New Kids on The Block and that song from Prince P###y Control! Playing some Mozart right now to help me get through the day.

Love you guys!

marisol

A Live Reading of Ulysses on Twitter

Since we talked about reading a classic, i thought this could be a good option. I read this book a long time ago and I must admit I cannot remember the content very well.

Not sure I can do the "twitter version" but I am intrigue by the concept.

click here to read more of the article

Something cool

Enter a book you like and the site will analyse their database of real readers' favorite
books (more than 75,000 different titles so far, and more than a million reader
recommendations) to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next.

Check it out! http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

marisol

Did you guys fell asleep reading?

So, not to be pushy or anything like that but are we having a meeting soon?

Thanks!

Book Club at Lana's in April!

Beautiful Ladies!

Let's plan Book Club gathering for An Object of Beauty - How about my place, Tuesday April 26th or Tuesday, May 3rd? Would either of these days work?

xo

Lana

New York Times Book Review on "An Object of Beauty"

Thought I would share 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/books/review/Jacobs-t.html?_r=1

An Object of Beauty: A Novel