East Side Readers

THE GREAT MAN by Kate Christensen

2010-02-15T19:10:00.012-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion.Reading Guide Kate's website Behind Every Great Man . . . - washingtonpost.com : Kate Christensen has won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction for her novel "The Great Man," whose ironic title refers to a recently deceased painter but whose focus is on the women in his life. Recipes from The Great Man Tefillin Tefillin - (Wikipedia) Tefillin -

* Past & Present Selections *

2010-01-22T19:00:00.000-05:00

2010 Jan Isabel Allende, Portrait in Sepia Feb Kate Christensen, The Great Man Mar Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2009 Jan Per Petterson, Out Stealing Horses Feb Walter Mosley, The Man in My Basement Mar Wallace Stegner, All the Little Live Things Apr Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go May William Gibson, Pattern

PORTRAIT IN SEPIA by ISABEL ALLENDE

2010-01-21T14:26:00.003-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Isabel Allende website Reading Guide on Portrait in Sepia Presidential Lectures: Isabel Allende: Bibliography Isabel Allende, Book - Meet the Writer tab Isabel Allende - The New York Times Review: Portrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende | Books | The Guardian Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: ResearchChannel - An Evening with Isabel Allende (video)

FRANNY AND ZOOEY by J. D. Salinger

2009-12-08T19:00:00.002-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Franny and Zooey - Wiki Franny and Zooey Symbolism, Imagery Franny and Zooey - Endings SparkNotes: Franny and Zooey SparkNotes: Franny and Zooey: Q & A GradeSaver study guide Franny and Zooey Video, Music, Photos, Movies Justice to J.D. Salinger - The NY Review of Books - Excellent essay by Janet Malcolm Anxious Days For

THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald

2009-11-19T19:00:00.002-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Discussion questions Additional questions F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925)-Questions The Great Gatsby - Wikipedia, Trimalchio - Wikipedia Opinions of a British reading group ** An Index to The Great Gatsby (nice) Understanding "The Great Gatsby" A Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Sorry... a lot of these links are broken... )

** Considerations / Recommendations

2009-11-18T23:58:00.005-05:00

Books mentioned as possibles by East Side Readers: I can recommend Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley and Shantaram by Roberts. Also, just finished Under the Banner of Heaven (Krakauer) last night. I feel everyone in America should read that book. My northern book group is discussing Nudge for October and The 19th Wife for November. In 'Lark and Termite,' Jayne Anne Phillips continues to explore

THE WORLD AT NIGHT by Alan Furst

2009-10-12T19:00:00.012-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Discussion questions Alan Furst's website If you want more Jean Casson... here's the sequel Rave review Times Review Amazon reviews Overview Interview Ex-pat interview Interview 1 Interview 2 NPR Interview (audio) Furst reviews John Le Carré (2008) Alan Furst in Times Topics Times article (2008) History French Resistance German occupation

CHERI & THE LAST OF CHERI by Colette

2009-09-14T20:09:00.004-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion.Reading Group Guide Colette, Cheri quotes for discussion IMAGERY IN CHERI AND LA FIN DE CHERI: TASTE AND SMELL -- :: 1st page of someone's paper ($$ required) sensual hedonism (Cheri) vs weariness & vulgarity (last of) Colette Is Dead in Paris at 81; Novelist Wrote 'Gigi' and 'Cheri' :: NY Times obituary Amazon Reviews Helynne's review Full

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

2009-08-17T15:22:00.002-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion.Reading Guide from the Publisher @ BookBrowseQuestions assembled by another book groupArchived online discussion of the book by said bookgroup (long) Complete Reviews & Links :: A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Blogging the Hedgehog :: (Barbery's blog, incredible

Wild Nights! : Stories About the Last Days of Poe, Dickinson, Twain, James, and Hemingway by Joyce Carol Oates

2009-07-16T16:53:00.022-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. No reading group guides, but see these links General discussion questions for Historical Fiction General discussion questions for Fiction for some questions to consider. Also think about the different writing styles of each story. Compare & contrast with the subject's writing style. Also find the word "wild" used in each story. Wild! Joyce

THE STRANGER by Albert Camus

2009-06-18T19:00:00.007-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion The Stranger / The Outsider / The Foreigner (novel) - Wiki Albert Camus - Wiki Albert Camus [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] VIDEO: The Stranger, by Visconti, with Marcello Mastroianni ** bits & pieces; click poster’s name. Incredible! Lo straniero (1967) :: on IMDB Albert Camus Society Blog Man in My Basement, Walter Mosley :: why we’

PATTERN RECOGNITION by William Gibson

2009-05-21T19:00:00.003-04:00

INFO: William Gibson - Official Website It's all here: the PR message board on WG's site (15 pages of posts) It's all here, too... annotating the novel Pattern Recognition @ Barnes & Noble Study Guide for Gibson's Neuromancer (1984) (chapter-by-chapter notes explain some recurring concepts) WIKI: William Gibson Bio Pattern Recognition (novel) Hubertus Bigend -

NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro

2009-04-16T19:00:00.009-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Some links:: Reading guide (formatted for printing) Never Let Me Go (wiki)... links at the end, spoilers too. Bio:: Kazuo Ishiguro (wiki) Biographical essay by the Guardian Nagasaki (wiki) :: Birthplace of Ishiguro NY Times Author Page on Ishiguro (many links) Ishiguro on writing the novel 2 interviews on BookBrows Reviews:: New

ALL THE LITTLE LIVE THINGS by Wallace Stegner

2009-03-19T19:00:00.003-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' March discussion.No reading guide available… here are some Generic questions... and some more generic questions. Please feel free to bring your own! Essay in Virginia QuarterlyBookslut Review| All the Little Live Things by Wallace Stegner Amazon customer reviews Regular reader reviewsMore readers' reviewsA blog review All the Little Live Things,

THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT by Walter Mosley

2009-02-15T12:33:00.016-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' February discussion. Most reviews did not shed light on this complex novel.... the NPR interview with Mosley was the most helpful for me. Biography Walter Mosley - Wiki Walter Mosley's Web Site Reading Guide - The Man in My Basement Reviews What Lies Beneath: The New Yorker Somber Undertones Between Landlord & Tenant - NY Times USAToday - Race,

OUT STEALING HORSES by Per Petterson

2009-01-09T22:07:00.014-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' January discussion. Discussion: Discussion questions at ReadingGroupGuides.com Different discussion topics (click the link to open Adobe Reader) Chapter 1: Out Stealing Horses Articles: Fire and Ice: Books: The New Yorker Conversational Reading: Per Petterson's In the Wake (article about a different book) A literary career fueled by tragedy - Los

THE UNCOMMON READER by Alan Bennett

2008-12-18T19:00:00.017-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' December discussion. Here are some discussion questions and a collection of (mostly working) links to reviews. Over at Amazon, there were no 1-star reader comments! I searched the Queen's site in vain to see what she might be reading currently, but as the link shows, they're all far too busy. Still, apparently she has taken to wearing certain outfits

THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO by Junot Díaz

2008-11-19T01:04:00.025-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' November discussion.Junot Díaz - Wiki The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Wiki How it is in Spanish.... Penguin Reading Guide BookBrowse Guide & LinksReviews: A Decade After Drown, Is Junot Díaz's First Novel Worth the Wait? | The New York Observer Times Review by Kakutani Times Review by Scott Salon.com Review Review @ hipsterbookclub.com Open

ORYX & CRAKE by Margaret Atwood

2008-11-15T19:00:00.002-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. FOUND A FEW MORE GOOD ATWOOD LINKS: Word/Reading guide (incl. Fridge magnets) & review at top Margaret Atwood page @ authortrek.com (much good stuff) Paradice Lost, Paradise Regained: homo faber and the Makings of a New Beginning in Oryx and Crake (Long academic paper) If you liked Oryx & Crake, you might like Atwood on Ishiguro's "Never Let Me

RUN by Ann Patchett

2008-10-16T20:30:00.013-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' October discussion.Ann Patchett's web site :: many interview & video links Ann Patchett on WikipediaReading Group GuideDifferent discussion questionsBarnes & Noble interview :: click Play on the picture of Ann on the Overview tab Interview with Ann Patchett from HarperCollinsBlogtalkradio:: Book-Club-Girl talks with Ann Patchett :: computer radio

LOVE MEDICINE by Louise Erdrich

2008-09-20T19:00:00.004-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich.... more on the author , an excerpt, and a guide

DINNER AT THE HOMESICK RESTAURANT by Anne Tyler

2008-09-18T19:00:00.011-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Anne Tyler on Wiki Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler - Random House Reader's Guide Reader's Circle | Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler NYTimes Review homesick guide for teachers... Bookrags Study Guide ($$) Readers' Reviews on Amazon Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler - Interview Powell's Books

THE LAST MRS. ASTOR by Frances Kiernan

2008-08-21T19:00:00.016-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' August discussion. Brooke Astor, 105, Aristocrat of the People, Dies - Times obit Brooke Astor News Archives in the NY Times The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story -Times Review Review of Brooke Astor's book – NY Times Interviews - Brooke Astor on PBS Brooke Astor – Article in The New York Sun Another Sad Chapter in the Brooke Astor Family Story -- New York

DISGRACE by J. M. Coetzee

2008-07-17T19:00:00.009-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' July discussion. There is an enormous amount of writing about him and this book on the Internet.REVIEWS:Salon Reviews | "Disgrace" by J.M. Coetzee Caught in Shifting Values (and Plot) (Times review #1) After the Fall (NYTimes review #2... better)LRB · Elizabeth Lowry: Like a DogSalvation in South AfricaDisgrace - Wiki contains an interesting graphical plot

A LONG WAY DOWN by Nick Hornby

2008-06-17T19:00:00.012-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' June discussion. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby. {Fair warning for delicate sensibilities: this book has some very salty language -- mostly in service to the characters and their situations -- as well as one character who is quite put off by it. Just so you know... } NICK HORNBY (his site) Discussion questions and downloadable 1st chapter The Believer -

THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diana Setterfield

2008-05-15T19:00:00.018-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Interview....Author Profile: Diane Setterfield The Thirteenth Tale bunch of questions The Thirteenth Tale - Discussion Question #5Barnes & Noble Book club discussion with postings from the author Barnes & Noble.com info Book Reviews - (links to several reviews) Amazon 1-star reviews Amazon 3-star reviews Amazon 5-star reviews Life is too short to

A DEATH IN THE FAMILY by James Agee

2008-04-17T19:00:00.014-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. A Death in the Family by James Agee ( reading guide etc. here) A Critic at Large: AGEE: The New Yorker A Famous Man: The New Yorker James Agee James Agee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Agee Life Stories, Books, & Links James Agee: Journalist, Critic, Novelist, Screenwriter - New York Times A James Agee Bibliography Agee FIlms: Agee

OF LOVE & OTHER DEMONS by Gabriel García Márquez

2008-03-20T19:00:00.005-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' March discussion. Reading Guide - Interview -- Publisher's Info Of Love and Other Demons - Wiki... story sources Garcia Marquez - Edith Grossman's 2003 PEN speech Gabriel García Márquez Seminar @ San Diego State U. -- Nice! Nobel Prize for Literature 1982 Director of García Márquez's 'Of Love and Other Demons' hopes for success Magic realism - Wikipedia Rabies

INTUITION by Allegra Goodman

2008-02-22T19:00:00.018-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Allegra Goodman's website for Intuition ReadingGroupGuides.com - Intuition Different questions for discussion Reviews :: The latest doctor drama. Review By Dr. Jerome Groopman in Slate Links to Book Reviews - Intuition by Allegra Goodman Experimenting With the Truth (Geraldine Brooks' review) Amazon.com: 1-star reviews of Intuition NPR AUDIO

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

2008-01-17T19:00:00.013-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (website). Here's an interview, an excerpt, and a reading guide. Here are some links you might enjoy.... Sara Gruen's website (click at bottom of page, but it's glitchy) Water for Elephants on Wikipedia Water for Elephants - Book Club Discussion Questions ReadingGroupGuides.com - :: A different set of

THE FINAL SOLUTION: A STORY OF DETECTION by Michael Chabon

2007-12-20T19:00:00.010-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. The Final Solution: A Story of Detection, by Michael Chabon (SHAY-bon, apparently). Another interview, discussion questions, Chapter One and Reading Group Guide. Chabon's biographical information Michael Chabon's website :: Sometimes it's open, sometimes it's not. Love and Other Impossible Pursuits' by Ayelet Waldman Michael Chabon on Squidoo

BROTHERS by Da Chen

2007-10-18T19:00:00.009-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' October discussion.Da Chen's websiteReading Group guide Da Chen Bio & Photo Publisher's page for Amy Tan Saving Fish from Drowning (short industry reviews & links) Chapter 1-- Excerpt from Saving Fish from Drowning Random House Reader's Guide A Book

HISTORY OF LOVE by Nicole Krauss

2006-11-16T19:00:00.010-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Publisher's Interview & Guide : The History of Love Reviews: Janet Maslin's review and other information, along with an excerpt, Reading Guide, and interview. Nasty on Krauss/Foer (meeeow) mediabistro.com:Extremely Similar & Incredibly Suspicious Interviews: Guardian Unlimited | Interview: Nicole Krauss Bold Type New York Magazine Yiddish

MARCH by Geraldine Brooks

2006-10-19T00:44:00.004-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion.Here are some interviews, from Powell's , B&N, and with audio at NPR. Australian Brooks is married to author Tony Horwitz. See Brooks’ website from her publisher, along with an excerpt, Reading Guide & other links.March is based on a largely-unseen character in Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, that is, Mr. March. Since the character was based on

1984 by George Orwell

2006-07-20T19:27:00.008-04:00

Continuing in a classic vein, we'll be discussing George Orwell's 1948 classic 1984.Why Orwell Matters by Christopher Hitchens is in the store, as well as Orwell's first book, Down and out in Paris and London, autobiographical, the Nickel & Dimed of the 1930s. Here's a link to the Open Directory's Orwell page, which also has separate 1984 links, including an online searchable version,

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

2006-06-17T19:36:00.008-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Here is the Reading Group Guide, some biographical information on Murakami and his official website (which is quite beautiful). Oh: and the words -- Norwegian Wood I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me. She showed me her room, isn't it good, Norwegian wood? She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere, So I looked around and

LOOK AT ME by Jennifer Egan

2006-05-18T18:49:00.003-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Reading Guide to Look at Me Jennifer Egan’s website -- Books, uncollected stories and articles. Jennifer Egan on her publisher’s website Imagining the Unimaginable - The terrorist in my novel versus the real ones (Slate article By Jennifer Egan) Bold Type: Essay by Jennifer Egan James is a Girl by Jennifer Egan (Egan’s NY Times Magazine article on

CAT'S CRADLE by Kurt Vonnegut

2004-02-19T19:00:00.006-05:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. Our February book is the rollicking classic Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut... an easy read, a fun read, with an interesting take on religion and a whole lot of Cold War-era nihilism. Vonnegut used to be considered a science fiction writer, but it turns out he was merely using his imagination to express greater truths. Hmm, I guess Asimov and

SEABISCUIT by Laura Hillenbrand

2003-09-25T19:00:00.004-04:00

Links for the East Side Readers' discussion. September's book is the fabulous Seabisuit, by Laura Hillenbrand. Here's the official website , as well as links to the PBS documentary , which has some great stuff on it, including . Laura's been discussing the book, the movie, and her chronic fatigue syndrome, including this article in the Smithsonian magazine.