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Wednesday, May 5. 2010
The R.E.A.D. meetings for the 2010-2011 academic year are as follows:
Sept. 28, 2010 (Tues.):
How Does it Feel to be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America by Moustafa Bayoumi
Nov. 17, 2010 (Wed.):
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
Feb. 1, 2011 (Tues.):
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
April 6, 2011 (Wed.):
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Meetings run from noon to 1:00 p.m. and are held in room 1210 ML. Information about R.E.A.D. is posted on the library news blog and on the campus calendar.
Thursday, April 8. 2010
Vote online by April 30, 2010 to select the books R.E.A.D. will discuss during the 2010-2011 academic year. You may vote for four of the following titles:
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
- Have a little faith by Mitch Albom
- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
- How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America by Moustafa Bayoumi
- March by Geraldine Brooks
- People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
- Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species by Sean Carroll
- Still Alice by Lisa Genova
- Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food by Pamela Ronald and R.W. Adamchak
- Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer
To read book summaries or reviews refer to the following websites:
Reading Group Guides
Publishers' Weekly
Over Booked (search box at bottom of page)
Book Lust
Amazon.com
The R.E.A.D. bookclub is open to all UM-Dearborn faculty and staff and meets four times a year.
Friday, March 19. 2010
April 2010 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Mortenson's talk at Ann Arbor District Library in 2009:
http://www.aadl.org/video/view/3871
Please send book suggestions for the 2010/2011 academic year to Kathy Irwin.
Tuesday, January 26. 2010
February 2010 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: The Book Thief by Marcus Suzan
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Upcoming books:
Wed., 4/7/2010 - Three Cups of Tea: One man's mission to promote peace...one school at a time by Greg Mortenson
Please send book suggestions for the 2010/2011 academic year to Kathy Irwin.
Friday, November 13. 2009
November 2009 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Date: Wed., Nov. 18, 2009
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Upcoming books:
Tues., 2/2/2010 - The Book Thief by Marcus Suzan
Wed., 4/7/2010 - Three Cups of Tea: One man's mission to promote peace...one school at a time by Greg Mortenson
Friday, September 11. 2009
October 2009 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
This book discussion is part of Campus Sustainability Day
Book: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Date: Wed., Oct. 21, 2009
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Online supplemental material:
LitLovers discussion questions
New York Times Book Review
Books selected for 2009/2010:
Wed., 11/18/2009 - The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Tues., 2/2/2010 - The Book Thief by Marcus Suzan
Wed., 4/7/2010 - Three Cups of Tea: One man's mission to promote peace...one school at a time by Greg Mortenson
September 2009 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: Dreams From My Father: A story of race and inheritance by Barack Obama
Date: Tues., Sept. 29, 2009
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Books selected for 2009/2010:
Wed., 10/21/2009 - In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Wed., 11/18/2009 - The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Tues., 2/2/2010 - The Book Thief by Marcus Suzan
Wed., 4/7/2010 - Three Cups of Tea: One man's mission to promote peace...one school at a time by Greg Mortenson
Thursday, June 25. 2009
The R.E.A.D. meetings for the 2009-2010 academic year are as follows:
Sept. 29, 2009 (Tues.):
Dreams From My Father: A story of race and inheritance by Barack Obama
Oct. 21, 2009 (Wed.) part of Sustainability Day:
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Nov. 18, 2009 (Wed.):
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Feb. 2, 2010 (Tues.):
The Book Thief by Marcus Suzan
April 7, 2010 (Wed.):
Three Cups of Tea: One man's mission to promote peace...one school at a time by Greg Mortenson
Meetings run from Noon to 1:00 p.m. and are held in room 1210 ML. Information about R.E.A.D. is posted on the library news blog and on the campus calendar.
Thursday, March 19. 2009
April 2009 R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Date: Wed., April 8, 2009
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Books selected for 2009/2010:
Tues., 9/29 - Dreams From My Father: A story of race and inheritance by Barack Obama
Wed., 11/18 - The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Feb. 2010 - The Book Thief by Marcus Suzan
April 2010 - Three Cups of Tea: One man's mission to promote peace...one school at a time by Greg Mortenson
Wednesday, January 21. 2009
Betrayal! Revenge! Murder! Redemption!
Join the Mardigian Library and the Arab American National Museum for one of two book discussions held on the UM-Dearborn campus. Both events are open to the public.
Book title: The Thief and the Dogs
Author: Naguib Mahfouz
Tues., March 10, Noon-1:00 p.m.
Mon., March 23, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Room 1210 in the Mardigian Library.
See The Big Read website for information about the novel and the author and for a full list of events hosted by the Arab American National Museum.
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Grant support for this project was provided by the Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET).
For more information about the book discussions scheduled at the Mardigian Library, contact Kathy Irwin at 313-593-5598.
Tuesday, January 6. 2009
Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Date: Tues., Feb. 3, 2009
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Discussion Questions:
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/time_travelers_wife1.asp
http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bookclubquestions/a/time_trvl_q.htm
Future books and dates:
March 10th (noon) and 23rd (7:00 p.m.): The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz,
Collaborative event with the Arab American Museum
April 8, 2009 (W): The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Wednesday, November 5. 2008
Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, and Discuss) Meeting
Book: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Date: Wed., Nov. 19, 2008
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Future books and dates:
Feb. 3, 2009 (Tu): Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
April 8, 2009 (W): The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Wednesday, July 9. 2008
Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, Discuss) Meeting
Book: Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler
Date: Tues., Sept. 30, 2008
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Future books and dates:
Nov. 19, 2008 (W): Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Feb. 3, 2009 (Tu): Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
April 8, 2009 (W): The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Monday, March 31. 2008
Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, Discuss) Meeting
Book: The Uncommon Reader: A novella by Alan Bennett
Date: Wed., April 9, 2008
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
While we don't follow specific questions, you can find questions for thought online at: http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides_U/uncommon_reader1.asp. If you come across something interesting about the book or author please share with the group via the group list, ML_Bookclub(at)umich.edu.
Future books and dates:
Sept. 30, 2008 (Tu): Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler
Nov. 19, 2008 (W): Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Feb. 3, 2009 (Tu): Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Monday, January 28. 2008
Next R.E.A.D. (Read, Eat, Discuss) Meeting
Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Date: Tues., Feb. 5, 2008
Time: Noon to 1 p.m.
Location: 1210 ML
Future Books (dates to be determined):
Wed., April 9, 2008: The Uncommon Reader: A novella by Alan Bennett
Sept. 2008: Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler
Nov. 2008: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Feb. 2009: Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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