WLA?! Book Club

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A monthly book club that reads and discusses books that reflect the New York experience. Discussions will examine the works from both a literary perspective and as locals. How is our city shown through the author's eyes?

Location: Astoria
Members: 50
Latest Activity: Mar 13

Next Meeting is 10/27 at Indigo!

The next book club meeting will be on Tuesday October 27.
Please RSVP here.

October's selection is Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis.

"Michael McGill is a burned-out private detective who suddenly becomes enlisted by an army of presidential goons to retrieve the Constitution of the United States, but not the one we all know about. This would be the real Constitution (the one with invisible amendments) created by some of the Founding Fathers as a fallback for their great experiment. Along the way, McGill gains a polyamorous sidekick named Trix, gets scared to death by what men do with warm salty water, and descends into a world where crime, sex, and madness all seem to be the same thing. "- Amazon

Read the first chapter for free: Chapter_One_Crooked_Little_Vein..pdf

Discussion Forum

Suggestions for upcoming Book Club books 6 Replies

Started by Kevin Talbot. Last reply by Jenny Nov. 12, 2009.

Dreamland Discussion 1 Reply

Started by Kevin Talbot. Last reply by Jenny Sep. 21, 2009.

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Comment by Mike Heffron on November 4, 2009 at 11:55am: Is the next meeting and book lined up already? Just started on WLA.

Comment by Koala on October 15, 2009 at 12:43pm: awww, well i'm only asking because i currently host a weekly international dinner on Tues. in various parts of Quns., but like i said i'm really interested in attending. sadly i have no reader's in my group of friends. am i right that you guys only meet once a month? is it the same day e/ time?

Comment by Kevin Talbot on October 15, 2009 at 12:31pm: We've done Thursdays twice before and the one Wednesday we tried got so little interest we cancelled the meeting.

Comment by Koala on October 15, 2009 at 12:27pm: I want to come, but am wondering do you guys always meet on a Tues.?

Comment by Jenny on September 30, 2009 at 9:54pm: I'm out of town from the 7th - 13th. hope it is not then... for the swap or the discussion...

Comment by Pat Bagby on September 30, 2009 at 9:08pm: So, when do you meet and where?

Comment by Kevin Talbot on September 21, 2009 at 3:58pm: I'm meeting with Sarah tonight to coordinate between the WLA Book Club and her Meetup Book Club for one large Book Swap/Happy Hour. Stay tuned.

Comment by Jenny on September 21, 2009 at 3:55pm: can we plan a book swap date?

Comment by Kevin Talbot on September 21, 2009 at 3:49pm: I've added a discussion thread for Dreamland. I'll be contributing there tomorrow once I've finished the book. Almost done and I'm really enjoying it.