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UPCOMING EVENTS

March 19
LARRY MCMURTRY: A LIFE

with author Tracy Daugherty

March 21
SPHERES OF INFLUENCE

with author and former CIO Brad Englert. Moderated by Scott Bennett

March 26
A HOME FOR FRIENDLESS WOMEN

with author Kelly E. Hill

April 2
BOOK CLUB: A PASSAGE TO INDIA

in discussion on the E.M. Forster novel, led by Lori Feathers

April 4
EVE

with author Cat Bohannon

April 5
THE KING OF DIAMONDS

with Rena Pederson

April 8
BFI BOOK CLUB: SUNSET BOULEVARD

in discussion on Billy Wilder's SUNSET BOULEVARD, an analysis by Steven Cohan. Screening at the Texas Theatre on March 17th!

April 9
FATE BE CHANGED

with author Farrah Rochon

April 9
THE POWER FOODS DIET

with Dr. Neal Barnard, MD

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lisa RECOMMENDS:


From acclaimed author Dave Eggers, THE EYES & THE IMPOSSIBLE is an extraordinary tale of a wild dog but it is also so much more: a glimpse into the consciousness of the wild creatures around us and within us. Both profound and funny, this tale takes us into a place where we could perhaps coexist and raise each other up to dream of a more beautiful world. I recommend this book for kids and adults alike, and it would make a thoughtful graduation gift.

lisa RECOMMENDS:


From acclaimed author Dave Eggers, THE EYES & THE IMPOSSIBLE is an extraordinary tale of a wild dog but it is also so much more: a glimpse into the consciousness of the wild creatures around us and within us. Both profound and funny, this tale takes us into a place where we could perhaps coexist and raise each other up to dream of a more beautiful world. I recommend this book for kids and adults alike, and it would make a thoughtful graduation gift.

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nancy RECOMMENDS:

This true story reads better than fiction! The most successful art thief that ever lived stole almost $2 billion worth of art over a period of 6 years. Find out how the Bonnie and Clyde style duo did it, why they did it and what finally led to their downfall. You will not be disappointed by this fast paced and exciting book.

nancy RECOMMENDS:

This true story reads better than fiction! The most successful art thief that ever lived stole almost $2 billion worth of art over a period of 6 years. Find out how the Bonnie and Clyde style duo did it, why they did it and what finally led to their downfall. You will not be disappointed by this fast paced and exciting book.

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lori RECOMMENDS:

The fraught political history of contemporary Haiti is the subject of Ben Fountain’s exhilarating second novel, Devil Makes Three. Fountain delves into the societal problems that plague post-Aristide Haiti through the conflicted private lives of his carefully drawn characters—citizens of the island nation, US expats, and ostensible American aid workers. The narrative is propelled by an exciting plot involving the race to find a sunken Spanish galleon (perhaps one of Columbus’s) and Washington’s machinations in Haitian politics. But it is Fountain’s descriptive power in unspooling the perceptions and motivations of his characters that elevates this novel from compelling suspense to a fascinating psychological study as his actors struggle to identify their place in modern-day Haiti. A rich, immersive, and unforgettable novel.

lori RECOMMENDS:

The fraught political history of contemporary Haiti is the subject of Ben Fountain’s exhilarating second novel, Devil Makes Three. Fountain delves into the societal problems that plague post-Aristide Haiti through the conflicted private lives of his carefully drawn characters—citizens of the island nation, US expats, and ostensible American aid workers. The narrative is propelled by an exciting plot involving the race to find a sunken Spanish galleon (perhaps one of Columbus’s) and Washington’s machinations in Haitian politics. But it is Fountain’s descriptive power in unspooling the perceptions and motivations of his characters that elevates this novel from compelling suspense to a fascinating psychological study as his actors struggle to identify their place in modern-day Haiti. A rich, immersive, and unforgettable novel.

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Across The Pond

Across the Pond: Ep. 79 - Lars Iyer, "The Weil"

We talk to writer Lars Iyer about his smart, sophisticated, and very funny campus novel, My Weil, in which a group of Disaster Studies PhD students in Manchester befriend a modern-day Simone Weil.

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