West Seattle Classic Novels (and Movies) book club Discussion John Steinbeck's The Winter of Our Discontent   Meeting outside at an outdoor table behind C & P. for more info, contact juliawsea@gmail.com

West Seattle Classic Novels (and Movies) Book Club Discussion of Emile Zola's 1883 novel, The Ladies' Paradise (Au Bonheur des dames).   Meeting outside at an outdoor table behind C & P. for more info, contact juliawsea@gmail.com

West Seattle Classic Novels (and Movies) book club Join us for a discussion of the first half of George Eliot's novel, Middlemarch (1871--1872).  The first half includes Books I --IV, approx. 405 pages. FYI: In September we will discuss the second half of Middlemarch (Books V--VIII; approx. 390 pages).   Meeting outside at an outdoor table behind C &…

West Seattle Classic Novels (and Movies) book club Join us for a discussion of the second half of George Eliot's novel, Middlemarch (1871--1872). (Books V--VIII; approx. 390 pages).   Meeting outside at an outdoor table behind C & P. for more info, contact juliawsea@gmail.com

West Seattle Classic Novels (and Movies) book club In October, we're turning to horror and mystery, with two novellas by Henry James: "The Turn of the Screw" (1898; 138 pages) and "The Aspern Papers" (1888; 106 pages). Both have been made into films: The Innocents, 1961, is a particularly wonderful adaptation of "The Turn of the…

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  Author Sharon Podobnik Book Release Party, author of the book It's Not (All) Your Fault (info below!) BOOK SUMMARY: This could be the last self-help book you ever read. Self-help books promise transformation and empowerment but rarely deliver real change. What gives? Despite what we’ve been told, no amount of self-help, quick-fixes, or mind-hacks will get…

The Classic Novels (and Movies) Book Club of West Seattle We begin each time with a fun trivia quiz--the winner receives a prize !--which raises issues and themes of interest. After one hour or so of free-range discussion on the book, we turn to the future, and collectively propose titles and choose one to read.…

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