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| New Meetup: Poisonwood bible - Announcing a new Meetup for The Austin Books and Chatter Group! What: Poisonwood bible When: January 20, 2010 7:30 PM Where: New World Deli 4101 Guadalupe St #100 Austin, TX 78751 451-7170 We | E.D. | Nov 19, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Edgar Allan Poe Silent Films Harry Ransom Center - Announcing a new Meetup for The Austin Books and Chatter Group! What: Edgar Allan Poe Silent Films Harry Ransom Center When: September 28, 2009 6:15 PM Where: Harry Ransom Center Guadalupe St & W 21st St | E.D. | Sep 21, 2009 |
| New Meetup: In Cold Blood - Announcing a new Meetup for The Austin Books and Chatter Group! What: In Cold Blood When: October 21, 2009 7:30 PM Where: New World Deli 4101 Guadalupe St #100 Austin, TX 78751 451-7170 We wi | E.D. | Sep 16, 2009 |
| New Meetup: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz - Announcing a new Meetup for The Austin Books and Chatter Group! What: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz When: September 16, 2009 7:30 PM Where: New World Deli 4101 Guadalupe St #100 Austin, | E.D. | Aug 20, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Atonement - Announcing a new Meetup for The Austin Books and Chatter Group! What: Atonement When: August 19, 2009 7:30 PM Price: $2.00 per person Where: New World Deli 4101 Guadalupe St #100 Austin, TX 78751 | E.D. | Jul 16, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Farewell to Arms - Announcing a new Meetup for The Austin Books and Chatter Group! What: Farewell to Arms When: July 15, 2009 7:30 PM Where: (A location has not been chosen yet.) We will read a Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway | E.D. | Jun 19, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut - Announcing a new Meetup for The Austin Books and Chatter Group! What: Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut When: June 17, 2009 7:30 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meetup Description: Join us to discuss | E.D. | May 21, 2009 |
| Poll Books to read - I put up a new poll. Please vote. Our next book will beThe Giver on May 20th. | E.D. | May 12, 2009 |
| Giver Wed May 20 7:30 - We will read the Giver by Lois Lowry as our May selection. It is only 180 pages long. In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community's Rec | E.D. | Apr 27, 2009 |
| Library closing Booker prize winner coming to Austin - The main library downtown is closing in March and April for some renovations. You can pick up reserved books at the History Center next door. Go to the library's website for more information. | E.D. | Feb 26, 2009 |
| Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion - Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Di… On Wednesday March 25th We will read Joan Didion's non-fiction account of the year following the death of her husband John Gregory Dunne. D | E.D. | Feb 26, 2009 |
| Jordana - Austin Horse Meetup Question - I am sending this on behalf of Jordana. Contact her through her profile on the members list. I am the co-organizer of the Austin horse meetup and we are going as a group to the rodeo on March 14th where the Randy Roger Band will be playing. We | E.D. | Feb 1, 2009 |
| Tomorrow Booker Prize-winner Barry Unsworth Jan 26 - Barry Unsworth will be in town tomorrow to give a free lecture. I will not attend but I thought I would pass on the news. Thank you to Alicia for letting me know. BTW, David Mamet will be coming in February. The author of | E.D. | Jan 25, 2009 |
| Upcoming reads - Feb 4 Animals in Translation New World Deli 7:30pm Feb 25 Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende-location to be determined-7:30pm What was your favorite book of 2008? Tell us on the message board. | E.D. | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Jan 14th Hang Town Grill - Memoirs of a Geisha Feb 4th New World Deli Animals in Translation - We are meeting this Wednesday January 14th at 7:30 at 5800 Burnet at Hangtown Grill to discuss Memoirs of a Geisha. Wednesday February 4th we will meet at 7:30 at New World Deli 4101 Guadalupe to discuss Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin | E.D. | Jan 10, 2009 |
| Party future meetings - Thank you to Pat for hosting such a great Christmas party. It was great to just sit around and enjoy each others company and visit. Jan 14- Our next meeting will be at Hang Town Grill. We will read Memoirs of a Geisha. Feb 4- The loc | E.D. | Dec 14, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-507] Christmas Party - Message | Leonard Hough | Nov 24, 2008 |
| Christmas Party - Christmas Party Potluck and Bookswa… Our Christmas party will be at Pat's house 2308 Toulouse in South Austin, 282-7175, on Saturday December 13 at 7:00 pm. Bring hors d'oeuvres. Br | E.D. | Nov 24, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-507] Christmas Party at Pat's House - Sounds good! Thanks for hosting, Pat, and thanks for coordinating, Elizabeth. Did we say we were bringing significant | Clay W. | Nov 17, 2008 |
| Christmas Party at Pat's House - Come celebrate the holiday with us at Pat's home in far South Austin on Saturday December 13th at 7:00pm. We will have an optional book swap. If you wish to bring used books to give away you can. Bring books that you no longer want. Don't feel | E.D. | Nov 15, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-507] Clearing and Christmas Party - Preview not available | Patricia Mahaun | Nov 12, 2008 |
| Clearing and Christmas Party - We are reading the Clearing next Wednesday November 19th. Will December 13th at 7pm at Pat's house work for the Christmas party? I would like to make it an optional book swap. If you don't feel like bringing books to give away you don't ha | E.D. | Nov 11, 2008 |
| New Meetup: The Clearing by Tim Gautreaux - Announcing a new Meetup for The Austin Books and Chatter Group! What: The Clearing by Tim Gautreaux When: November 19, 2008 7:30 PM Event fee: $2.00 per person Where: Click the link below to find out! | E.D. | Oct 18, 2008 |
| Texas Book Festival at the Texas Capitol - Don't Forget about the book we are reading on Oct. 29th-Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. Lear more about this event at www.texasbookfestival.org We will meet at Little City to discuss our plans for the day. We will then walk | E.D. | Oct 18, 2008 |
| David Sedaris Book Next - Our next book will be Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim on Wednesday October 29th. I hope to see you at Central Market cafe. We will also meet on Saturday November 1st at the Texas Book Festival. I am still trying to decide when and where | E.D. | Oct 10, 2008 |
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/507 /calendar/8494195/ When: October 8, 2008 7:30 PM Where: Central Market 4001 N. Lamar
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E.D. | Sep 25, 2008 |
| Upcoming Meetings - Here are our upcoming titles: September 17 City of Falling Angels October 8 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich October 29 Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim | E.D. | Sep 5, 2008 |
| Mailing list - book wrangling - Let me know if this mailing list is going to work for you? Should I turn this feature off? Is it generating too much traffic? I found an intriguing service called bookwrangling. They come get your books, sell them and give you the money. I am n | E.D. | Aug 16, 2008 |
