NOVEMBER BOOK

Our book for November is Burma Chronicles, a graphic novel by Canadian Guy Delisle (link).  We'll continue at the Steamworks Brew Pub covered patio (Steamworks) next to Waterfront Station (with plenty of propane heaters).  Kick off November in style by enjoying some libations and literary palaver with your friendly neighborhood bibliophiles;  7pm this Tuesday (Nov 1) evening.  All are welcome as always.

From Wikipedia:  The book recounts Guy Delisle's trip to the southeast Asian country which is officially recognized by the United Nations as Myanmar but that is referred to as Burma by countries that do not recognize the military junta that controls it. Delisle went with his infant son, Louis, and his wife, Nadège, an administrator for Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF or Doctors Without Borders). At the beginning of the trip, the family must stay in an MSF guest house while they search for more permanent housing. Guy stays home and takes care of Louis while Nadège is frequently absent on MSF business. Guy takes Louis on frequent walks around the neighborhood in his stroller and interacts with local people in Burma.

 OCTOBER BOOK

Our book for October is The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor (link).  (If you don't have time to complete it, we'll be focusing on the following five stories:  A Good Man is Hard to Find, Good Country People, Revelation, The Displaced Person and The Barber.)  We're back at the Steamworks Brew Pub patio (Steamworks) next to Waterfront Station to enjoy the freakishly good early autumn weather.  Come join the book mavens for some brews and blather this Tuesday evening (October 4).  The usual 7pm start time is in effect and anyone is welcome to crash the party.

From Wikipedia: 

Mary Flannery O'Connor (March 25, 1925 – August 3, 1964) was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist. She wrote two novels and 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries.She was a Southern writer who often wrote in a sardonic Southern Gothic style and relied heavily on regional settings and grotesque characters, often in violent situations. The unsentimental acceptance or rejection of the limitations or imperfections or differences of these characters (whether attributed to disability, race, crime, religion or sanity) typically underpins the drama.  Her writing reflected her Roman Catholic faith and frequently examined questions of morality and ethics. Her posthumously compiled Complete Stories won the 1972 U.S.National Book Award for Fiction and has been the subject of enduring praise.