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Elizabeth McCullough wrote 2 weeks ago: Quote of the day at BookBalloon: Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinki … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Fun, writing, Edward Gibbon, scribble scribble

BookBalloon Reading Club to discuss The Post-Birthday World

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 1 month ago: The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver Confronted with a choice that could change your life, whic … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Reading, book groups, Lionel Shriver, The Post Birthday World

Aztec Treasure House discussion begins Oct 11 at BookBalloon

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 2 months ago: October Reading Club at BookBalloon: The Aztec Treasure House by Evan S. Connell The BookBalloon Rea … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Reading, Book Clubs, The Aztec Treasure House, evan connell

September Reading Club selection at BookBalloon: Mrs Bridge

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 3 months ago: From BookBalloon: September Reading Club Mrs. Bridge: A Novel by Evan S. Connell Mrs. Bridge was Con … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Reading, Book Clubs, book groups, Evan S. Connell, Mrs. Bridge

BookBalloon August Reading Club Selection: Atmospheric Disturbances

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 4 months ago: August Reading Club Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen From Amazon: “Atmospheric Distur … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Reading, atmospheric disturbances, Reading Groups, Riva Galchen

Serious Envy: Jay Walker's Library1 comment

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 5 months ago: I would like to live in one corner of this library. I wouldn’t take up much room. I’d be … more →

Tags: Books, Fun, Libraries, Reading, Geekery, Wired Magazine

Books into Celluloid: Nightmare Alley

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 5 months ago: I’m going to have to read the book and see the movie! A sleazy but smart pulp novel makes for … more →

Tags: Reading, Movies, Books, Authors, Kelly Cozy, Books into Celluloid, Adaptations, nightmare alley

Howards End discussion at BookBalloon begins June 11

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 6 months ago: June Reading Club Howards End by E. M. Forster “If one were to ask what Howards End is about, … more →

Tags: Reading, Books, Authors, Fun, E. M. Forster, Howards End

BookBalloon on Catch-22: the book and the film

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 8 months ago: See if you agree with Kelly about whether Catch-22 is a successful film adaptation. I love the movie … more →

Tags: Books, Movies, Reading, Catch-22, Mike Nichols

Kevin Guilfoile at BookBalloon March 16-18

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 8 months ago: Author event at BookBalloon beginning tomorrow. If you’ve been following the Tournament of Boo … more →

Tags: Reading, Authors, Fun, interviews, The Morning News, Tournament of Books, Kevin Guilfoile, Cast of Shadows

March Reading Club selection at BookBalloon

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 9 months ago: News from BookBalloon: The March Reading Club Selection is Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Oli … more →

Tags: Authors, Awards, Books, Reading, NBCC, National Book Critics circle, Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout

BookBalloon Reading Club selections announced

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 10 months ago: FEBRUARY: What Was Lost, by Catherine O’Flynn. Discussion begins February 9. MARCH: Book: Oliv … more →

Tags: Reading, Books, book groups, Reading Groups, What Was Lost, Catherine O'Flynn, Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout

November Reading Club Selection at BookBalloon

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 1 year ago: Eudora Welty’s Losing Battles: Three generations of Granny Vaughn’s descendants gather a … more →

Tags: Reading, Books, Book Clubs, Eudora Welty, losing battles

BookBalloon October Reading Club Selection: Anna Karenina

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 1 year ago: October Reading Club Selection: Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy Let’s dig into Tolstoy’s g … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Anna Karenina, book groups, Leo Tolstoy

September reading club selection at BookBalloon.com

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 1 year ago: September BookBalloon reading club selection: Gaudy Night, by Dorothy L. Sayers This delightful … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, book groups, dorothy l. sayers, Gaudy Night, Harriet Vane, lord peter wimsey

BookBalloon August Reading Club Selection: To the Lighthouse5 comments

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 1 year ago: Now’s your chance to tackle Virginia Woolf’s classic, To the Lighthouse. The discussion … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Reading, to the lighthouse, Virginia Woolf

Jeff Sharlet Q and A at BookBalloon.com

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 1 year ago: From BookBalloon: There is a secret sect at the heart of American politics that is wooing Senators, … more →

Tags: Reading, Books, Authors, Jeff Sharlet, ::The Family::, the revealer

Bookballoon hosts local author Logan Ward

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 1 year ago: Logan Ward, author of See You in a Hundred Years, will join a discussion of his work today through T … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, Reading, Virginia, logan ward, See You in a Hundred Years

American Woman at BookBalloon

Elizabeth McCullough wrote 1 year ago: The group discussion of Susan Choi’s American Woman started today at BookBalloon. It’s n … more →

Tags: Reading, Books, Authors, book groups, Book Discussion, american woman, Susan Choi


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