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| Re: [bookclub-834] Interest in science fiction readings? - | gabbysmith | Jun 26, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Interest in science fiction readings? - Robert, We are going to be reading Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 in a few months, so that's one sci-fi work we will discuss. Whether w | Anthony Lee | Jun 25, 2008 |
| Interest in science fiction readings? - Hi everyone, I am a big sci-fi fan. Lucky for me, there's a lot of science fiction out there that I haven't read. I'd love to r | Robert | Jun 25, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - Me too. Judy On Jun 20, 2008, at 6:35 AM, Lenae wrote: | Judy | Jun 20, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - | Lenae | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - Hi Julie - Here's what happened in my case. I learned about the books set aside at Pendragon after I picked up my copy of Birth of Venus. At the meeting gathered that Pendragon likely would not want to obtain books for us in t | Priscilla | Jun 19, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - Preview not available | Elle | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - Thanks to Patti, Steve, Jen, and Tara for responding. I'm a little mystified about the other 247 of you t | Julie | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - I was the one who mentioned buying my book at Pendragon. I purchased Birth of Venus (new) there last Thursday. At that time, I saw that they had at least 10 | Patty | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - That is my plan too, to get it from the library unless I can't find it there. ...Jen On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:10 PM, Steve < stevenstahler@yahoo | Jen Golike | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - Hi Julie, Missed you at the last meeting. Your offer to order books through Pendragon is extremely nice, and a great idea. However, I am going to t | Steve | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - Ah, that's what I was worried about. I have a call in to my contact there, and expect to hear back from h | Julie | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - I got my copy of Birth of Venus there and it was perfect - they were easy to work with, had the books at the ready, and my book was in excellent conditi | Tara | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - Folks--could I get some feedback on Pendragon? Was everyone okay going there to purchase copies? Did they | Julie | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Life of Pi - Used copies available at Black Oak Books, Berkeley - Book Club members: FYI: Regarding Life of Pi - Picked up a used copy at Black Oak Books 1491 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley. They have a few more used copies in excellent condition. The gal at the desk just finished it and enjoyed it. She said | Priscilla | Jun 17, 2008 |
Meetup details changed: East Bay Book Club July Meetup - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/834 /calendar/8156535/ When: July 23, 2008 7:00 PM Where: Espresso Roma
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Carissa | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Got plans tonight? - If not, or you're not excited about the ones you have.....come Salsa dancing (for free, in Oakland)!! Free begining lesson @ 7pm, stay for dancing until 11pm! 130 Linden Street in Oakland. Check this link for more info: | Carissa | Jun 7, 2008 |
| June Meeting - all volunteer slots full - Thank you Priscilla, Anthony and Steven for volunteering to research the book, bring discussion questions, and research the author respectively. See you all soon! | Carissa | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] June get together - Hi Carissa, I already | Steve | Jun 2, 2008 |
| June get together - Who wants to research the author or bring discussion questions for The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant? | Carissa | Jun 1, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Next 6 books - Hello again, Pendragon has put aside 10 used copies of the book for us, and they'll be ordering 5 | Julie | May 23, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Next 6 books - Hey all, So our official book club "bookstore" will be Pendragon Books on College Ave in Rockridge | Julie | May 22, 2008 |
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Meeting details changed: East Bay Book Club June Meeting - I've updated this meeting. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/834/calendar/7973674/ When: Monday, June 16, 2008 at 7:00 PM Where: Espresso
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Carissa | May 22, 2008 |
| Next 6 books - Hi All! Here are next six books we will be reading as a result of the week poll: For the June meeting: The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant For the July meeting: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen For the August meeting: A Thousand S | Carissa | May 22, 2008 |
| New Meeting: East Bay Book Club May Fiction Meeting - Announcing a new meeting for East Bay Book Club! What: East Bay Book Club May Fiction Meeting When: Monday, May 19, 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meeting Description: The Secret Life of Bees b | Carissa | Apr 21, 2008 |
| New Meeting: East Bay Book Club April Inspirational Meeting - Announcing a new meeting for East Bay Book Club! What: East Bay Book Club April Inspirational Meeting When: Wednesday, April 16, 7:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meeting Description: I've decided | Carissa | Mar 24, 2008 |
| Thank you! - Jen, Dorian, Gracie, Thank you for volunteering and helping research the author and generate discussion questions for us at this month's book club meeting to discuss The Color of Water! You help make our gathering an enjoyable success for eve | Carissa | Mar 24, 2008 |
| RSVP changes/April event duplication - Hello! I just wanted to give you all prior warning that I have accidentally created duplicate events for April.....I am going to combine the event RSVPs and cancel one of the postings. You may recieve email(s) stating that I changed your RSVP or cancelled | Carissa | Mar 18, 2008 |
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Meeting details changed: East Bay Book Club April Meeting - I've updated this meeting. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/834/calendar/7516854/ When: Monday, April 21, 2008 at 7:00 PM Where: Espress
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Carissa | Mar 17, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meeting details changed: East Bay Book Club March Meeting - Preview not available | Carissa | Mar 5, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meeting details changed: East Bay Book Club March Meeting - yes to rsvp On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 8:20 PM, Carissa < [address removed] > wrote: | bjduncan | Feb 28, 2008 |
| book club - | el | Feb 25, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Book discussion - Atonement - Preview not available | kathy | Feb 22, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-834] Book discussion - Atonement - I went to University. -----Original Message----- From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed]] On Behalf Of estan Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:03 PM To: [address removed] Subject: RE: [bookclub-834] Book discussion | Dawn Atwater | Feb 20, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-834] Book discussion - Atonement - Espresso Roma is on College Ave, not University. --- Dawn Atwater wrote: > Still confused. I could well have missed something, > but I'd like to > know I did, otherwise I was thinking I was batty. > Clarissa please > | estan | Feb 20, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-834] Book discussion - Atonement - | Dawn Atwater | Feb 20, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Book discussion - Atonement - | Moira | Feb 19, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-834] Book discussion - Atonement - | Dawn Atwater | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Book discussion - Atonement - Hi All! Thank you to everyone who attended tonight's bookclub meetup, it was a great discussion! Our core group members are demonstrating a level of dedication and enthusiasm that is impressive and inspiring! Several members volunteered to generate discus | Carissa | Feb 18, 2008 |
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Meeting details changed: East Bay Book Club March Meeting - I've updated this meeting. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/834/calendar/7157797/ When: Monday, March 17, 2008 at 7:00 PM Where: Espress
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Carissa | Feb 18, 2008 |
| New Meeting: Big Night Out in the City - Announcing a new meeting for East Bay Book Club! What: Big Night Out in the City When: Thursday, February 14, 9:00 PM Where: Click the link below to find out! Meeting Description: I am hosting a party meetup in | Carissa | Feb 10, 2008 |
| Meeting details changed: Book in theater: Atonement - Everyone who responded seems to prefer Orinda - so see you there at 1 PM, in 2 days! When: Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 1:00 PM Where: Orinda Theatre 2 Orinda Theatre Square Orinda, CA 94563 (925) 254-9060 | Carissa | Feb 8, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meeting details changed: Book in theater: Atonement - For me, it doesn't matter. I live in Oakland and will be driving. Stephanie Carissa wrote: > Hi all! I found Atonement in the theatre nearest us, at a bargain > price! We actually have two choices: > 1) Emeryville @ 11:05 AM for $6.00 > 2) Orin | Stephanie | Feb 7, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meeting details changed: Book in theater: Atonement - I would prefer Orinda as I BART it but alos want to know if you are all going somewhere to chat about it afterwards as i have already seen the movie. Carmen K Myers | carmenkmyers | Feb 7, 2008 |
| Meeting details changed: Book in theater: Atonement - Hi all! I found Atonement in the theatre nearest us, at a bargain price! We actually have two choices: 1) Emeryville @ 11:05 AM for $6.00 2) Orinda @ 1:00 PM for $6.00 I posted the event for Emeryville, but this is changeable if the m | Carissa | Feb 7, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-834] New Meeting: Book in theater: Atonement - | Dawn Atwater | Feb 1, 2008 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] New Meeting: Book in theater: Atonement - i can come up with 5 questio | bobbi | Feb 1, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-834] Need two volunteers to come up with questions - Atonement - | Dawn Atwater | Feb 1, 2008 |
| New Meeting: Book in theater: Atonement - Announcing a new meeting for East Bay Book Club! What: Book in theater: Atonement When: Sunday, February 10, 12:00 PM Where: (A location for this meeting hasn't been chosen yet) Meeting Description: As promised, | Carissa | Feb 1, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-834] Need two volunteers to come up with questions - Atonement - | Dawn Atwater | Jan 31, 2008 |
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Re: [bookclub-834] Need two volunteers to come up with questions - Atonement - please remind me when and when this group is meeting?
--- Carissa wrote:
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I am looking for two brave and bold people to
volunteer to generate 10 discussion questions for this
month's meeting t
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Madelene | Jan 31, 2008 |
| Need two volunteers to come up with questions - Atonement - I am looking for two brave and bold people to volunteer to generate 10 discussion questions for this month's meeting to discuss Atonement. I am hoping it can be a cooperative effort, so each person only needs to produce 5 questions. Only the first two peo | Carissa | Jan 31, 2008 |
| RE: [bookclub-834] The next four books - schedule revision - | Dawn Atwater | Jan 28, 2008 |
| The next four books - schedule revision - I have made one small change for our reading schedule for the next couple of months. Please review the book lineup as detailed below, just to make sure we are all reading the correct book for each upcoming meeting. February: Atonement by Ian M | Carissa | Jan 28, 2008 |
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Event details changed: East Bay Book Club February Meetup - I've updated this event. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/834/calendar/7126316/ When: Monday, February 18, 2008 at 7:00 PM Where: Espres
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Carissa | Jan 20, 2008 |
| Poll results are in! - Thank you to everyone who voted for the next few books we are going to read! The results are (in order of popularity): February: Atonement by Ian Mcewan March: The Road by Cormac McCarthy April: The Color of Water by James McBride | Carissa | Jan 19, 2008 |
| Last chance to vote for the February book! - Hi all! Thanks to everyone who has participated in the poll to select our next three books! It looks like Atonement by Ian Mcewan, The Color of Water by James McBride, and The Road by Cormac McCarthy are tied for first place. If you have not | Carissa | Jan 18, 2008 |
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Event details changed: East Bay Book Club February Meetup - I've updated this event. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/834/calendar/7126316/ When: Monday, February 18, 2008 at 7:00 PM Where: Espres
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Carissa | Jan 16, 2008 |
| new organizer - Hi all: In the interest of eliminating any confusion, I wanted to reiterate that I am no longer the organizer of the group, though much of the same information remains on the site. Any ratings, comments, etc. refe | Lauren | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Event details changed: East Bay Book Club January Meetup - rsvp yes jan 15 On Dec 17, 2007 5:12 PM, Carissa < [address removed] > wrote: | bjduncan | Dec 17, 2007 |
| Event details changed: East Bay Book Club January Meetup - Thank you to everyone who provided me with feedback for organizing this group. It seems unanimous that we are going to be reading Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison. I've had to change the date for the January meeting because I am alrea | Carissa | Dec 17, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Hi All, I am going to try to be the group organizer! - Bastard Out of Carollina on January 8 would be great ! On Dec 17, 2007 12:29 PM, Carissa < [address removed] > wrote: | bjduncan | Dec 17, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Hi All, I am going to try to be the group organizer! - Yay! Yep, the book was Bastard out of Carolina. We all seemed pretty amenable to it, but I'm open | Julie | Dec 17, 2007 |
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Re: [bookclub-834] Hi All, I am going to try to be the group organizer! - Carissa
I'm glad you decided to run this group. Thank you! At the December
event, someone gave the idea of reading "Bastard out of Carolina" by
Dorothy Allison.
http://www.amazon.com/Bastard-Carolina-Contemporary-Fiction-Plume/dp/0452269571
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Jimbo | Dec 17, 2007 |
| Hi All, I am going to try to be the group organizer! - Hi everyone! I just couldn't let this group vanish because I am so excited about it! I am a new member to the group, and have been an assistant organizer on meetup for two other groups, so I'm going to try being an organizer here. I assume I will need qui | Carissa | Dec 17, 2007 |
| East Bay Book Group - Hi All: Unfortunately, I am unable to continue organizing the group due to work obligations. It has been a great experience and I hope that one/some of you will take up the torch and continue the group and/or start several, based on the fact t | Lauren | Dec 14, 2007 |
| East Bay Book Group - Hi All: First, there is a spot open for next week's meeting, so grab it while you can! Second, as many of you know, I read extremely quickly and can't read the book until the last minute, as I'll read too many books in between and co | Lauren | Nov 9, 2007 |
| East Bay Book Club - Hi all: I have asked those who RSVP'd "yes" for the November 13 meeting to change their responses if they know they will not be able to attend. I hope that this will allow some of you to join the meeting and give you time to read the | Lauren | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Date and location - Unfortunately, the next meeting is full. I usually send out an e-mail about a week before to ask those who can't attend to change their RSVP, so you might want to check the list then. Otherwise, hope to see you at the December group! | Lauren | Oct 28, 2007 |
| Date and location - | el | Oct 28, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] where in oakland - please tell me where and when the bookclub gets together thank you nancy <[address removed]> wrote: el <el | nancy | Oct 28, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] where in oakland - el <[address removed]> wrote: | nancy | Oct 27, 2007 |
| where in oakland - | el | Oct 27, 2007 |
| - | V | Oct 14, 2007 |
| Clarification - Dear members of the East Bay Book Club: I sent out a message recently in which I stated that I planned to choose the books for the remainder of the 6 month period of my membership. To clarify, this means that I will discontinue cho | Lauren | Sep 25, 2007 |
| East Bay Book Group -- Changes to description - Hi all: Please note that the description of the group has changed. Due to the fact that the group varies in attendees, I have elected to choose the books for at least the first 6 months of its existence. I encourage you to take a lo | Lauren | Sep 12, 2007 |
| East Bay Book Group -- Tuesday! - Hi all: Book group will meet this coming Tuesday, Sept. 11. Though there is little time to read the book, several spaces have opened up, so RSVP if you'd like to join us! If you are unable to attend and have not changed your RSVP, p | Lauren | Sep 9, 2007 |
| Reminder: Book Group Meeting - Hi all: Just a reminder that the group will meet this Tuesday, August 14, 7-9pm. Due to interest and feedback, I opened RSVPs to 20, with the intention of splitting off into 2 groups per: meeting, as necessary. 15 members have RSVPe | Lauren | Aug 12, 2007 |
| Reminder -- Open spots for 8/14 meeting! - Hi all: Just a reminder that we have opened the RSVPs to 20, with the intention of splitting into 2 discussion groups. Several people have joined the group since my last e-mail so I'd like to encourage any that were closed out by the previous | Lauren | Aug 6, 2007 |
| August 14 meeting - Hi all: The input I received leads me to the conclusion that most would like me to open the meetings to more readers and split into several groups, if necessary. SO, let's do it! I'm going to open the RSVPs to 20, expecting around 14-16 to at | Lauren | Jul 30, 2007 |
| Opinions -- scheduling change? - Hi all: Since there are so many members of the group and I've had to limit attendees to encourage active participation in our discussions, I am wondering if there is any interest in meeting more often. My thoughts: Perhaps we coul | Lauren | Jul 28, 2007 |
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East Bay Book Club August Meetup - I've updated this event. For more details, see the full listing: http://bookclub.meetup.com/834/calendar/6005299/ When: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 7:00 PM Where: Espress
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Lauren | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Book group location - Hi all: Forgot to remind you that we will, in fact, meet at Espresso Roma, located at the corner of College and Ashby (2960 College Avenue, Berkeley). I have been assured by the manager that we will not have a problem getting table | Lauren | Jul 9, 2007 |
| Book Club Reminder - Hi all: I'm looking forward to meeting every one tomorrow night and hope everyone is enjoying the book as much as I am. Since the group is so large, I will probably propose that we spend some social time in the beginning and then s | Lauren | Jul 9, 2007 |
| Correction - Hi all: My fault -- I had replies set to go to the group instead of just to me. Please send any other questions/suggestions/RSVP updates to me at either [address removed] or reply to this e-mail. Thanks! | Lauren | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup Book Club Meeting - Hi Lauren, I am still planning on attending the first book club meeting, at the Roma. If you do change venues,.please let us all know well in advance. I am enjoying rereading Oracle N | user 4404412 | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup Book Club Meeting - Lauren, I second Allison in | Omar-G | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Re: [bookclub-834] Meetup Book Club Meeting - | Allison Landa | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Meetup Book Club Meeting - Hi all: You should have received an RSVP reminder from Meetup today. As the group is quite large, I would ask that you revise your RSVP at your earliest possible convenience if you know that you cannot attend. Please be aware that if people c | Lauren | Jul 3, 2007 |
| corrected website - Hi all: Someone kindly informed me that the website I referred to in my last e-mail, through which you can buy the book for our first meeting (Oracle Night, by Paul Auster) at a substantial discount, is www.daedalusbooks.com, rather than www.da | Lauren | Jun 25, 2007 |
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