Bookish Activities - April 28 - May 4
Dear Readers,
There are several book discussions scheduled at the end of this week. I hope you will take the opportunity to join the discussions.
Details and slurls are below. To receive this listing in-world, please subscribe to the Bookstacks group.
Book Event April 28-May 4
This week's bookish events are listed below. Please feel free to distribute this notecard to others. If you have future events you would like to include, please contact Simeon Beresford, Kghia Gherardi or Salamander Clary.
Thursday, May 1, 6:00-8:00 pm
Discussion Group at Fiction and Lattes...Science Fiction Literature
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uruti%20Point/152/209/66
From Star Trek to Phil K. Dick and from Star Wars to William Gibson we will cover the gamut of the genre. All in a span of two tidy hours. So, wear your favorite SF avatar and come and discuss your favorite works of science fiction.
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Thursday, May 1, 7pm
Steelhead Public Library Book Discussion: Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead/123/185/24
Haunt your favorite library or booksellers and please join us on Thursday, May 1, at 7 pm to discuss Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage - a story of how Lewis and Clark came to the Pacific Northwest and set the stage for our settlement of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. In this regard we are looking to a future writer to better
understand our past. Come along with us!
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Saturday, May 4, Noon @ Bookstacks
Bookstacks Book Trivia - Mysteries
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tholtfinger/47/131/49
Simeon Beresford will be asking book-related trivia questions about the mystery genre. Costumes are encouraged. Winner takes home $250 lindens.
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Book Discussion: Guilty Pleasures @ Bookstacks
Sunday, May 4, 11:00 a.m.@ Bookstacks
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tholtfinger/47/131/49
High brow literature has its place, but we all have a guilty pleasure. Something that might surprise other to know we read. Share your guilty pleasures - you might find a kindred reader.
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Guild of UK Writers Book Discussion Circle : A Thousand Splendid Suns
Sunday, May 4, 3:00 p.m.@ Milkwood
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Plarmigan/172/140/22
Join us on Sunday 4th May at 3:00 PM SLT at the beach campfire on MILK WOOD, to discuss this wonderful book.
There are several book discussions scheduled at the end of this week. I hope you will take the opportunity to join the discussions.
- Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- Science Fiction
- Guilty Reading Pleasures
Details and slurls are below. To receive this listing in-world, please subscribe to the Bookstacks group.
Book Event April 28-May 4
This week's bookish events are listed below. Please feel free to distribute this notecard to others. If you have future events you would like to include, please contact Simeon Beresford, Kghia Gherardi or Salamander Clary.
Thursday, May 1, 6:00-8:00 pm
Discussion Group at Fiction and Lattes...Science Fiction Literature
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Uruti%20Point/152/209/66
From Star Trek to Phil K. Dick and from Star Wars to William Gibson we will cover the gamut of the genre. All in a span of two tidy hours. So, wear your favorite SF avatar and come and discuss your favorite works of science fiction.
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Thursday, May 1, 7pm
Steelhead Public Library Book Discussion: Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead/123/185/24
Haunt your favorite library or booksellers and please join us on Thursday, May 1, at 7 pm to discuss Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage - a story of how Lewis and Clark came to the Pacific Northwest and set the stage for our settlement of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. In this regard we are looking to a future writer to better
understand our past. Come along with us!
-----------------------------------------------
Saturday, May 4, Noon @ Bookstacks
Bookstacks Book Trivia - Mysteries
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tholtfinger/47/131/49
Simeon Beresford will be asking book-related trivia questions about the mystery genre. Costumes are encouraged. Winner takes home $250 lindens.
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Book Discussion: Guilty Pleasures @ Bookstacks
Sunday, May 4, 11:00 a.m.@ Bookstacks
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tholtfinger/47/131/49
High brow literature has its place, but we all have a guilty pleasure. Something that might surprise other to know we read. Share your guilty pleasures - you might find a kindred reader.
-----------------------------------------------
Guild of UK Writers Book Discussion Circle : A Thousand Splendid Suns
Sunday, May 4, 3:00 p.m.@ Milkwood
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Scotland%20Plarmigan/172/140/22
Join us on Sunday 4th May at 3:00 PM SLT at the beach campfire on MILK WOOD, to discuss this wonderful book.
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