About us
"READING the CLASSICS (and more) in New Orleans: books/films that connect us"
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Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! We'll choose a work of classic or great contemporary fiction each month and share the joys of good literature and good company.
A FEW RULES that we have grown over our 15 years of existence: You must be a Member in order to attend. You must RSVP before arriving. Change your RSVP to NO if you end up not coming. No drop-ins, no bringing a guest. You must have read the material in order to participate. Know that we occasionally slip the attendees into 2 groups.
As it is considered a distraction, members are not to post Comments. We are strictly an in-person group.
ALSO your group Profile should be uncomplicated and kind toward the Organizer and fellow Members. Use your first name and a bit more to distinguish you from possible namesakes. Upload a simple picture of your face, unless you are concerned about your online privacy. Not pets, etc.
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We typically meet on a Saturday once a month at noon to discuss our MAIN SELECTION -- classic or superior contemporary NOVEL (so rarely anything published within the last 10 years). We try to keep the reading to 300 pages or less, but there are many exceptions.
Depending on the interest and availability of regular Members, we also meet at various locations around town -- public and private -- for the following types of discussions:
SHORT STORIES
NOVELLAS
PLAYS
SPECULATIVE & SCIENCE FICTION
POETRY
"THE SUN" MAGAZINE
MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES/INTERVIEWS
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
NON-FICTION
MAGAZINE/JOURNAL ARTICLES
Upcoming events
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1p Sat. Nov. 21: we discuss Robert Greene's books (3 chapters), @ Esplanade CC's
CC's Coffee House, 2800 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA, USJoin us Saturday, November 21st, 1p to 2:30p at CC's Coffee on Esplanade Ave. (between North Broad and City Park). We might be in their community room -- to the right, before the bathrooms, as you walk in. Come and leave anytime.
We'll discuss the ninth chapter (Law 9) of "THE LAWS OF HUMAN NATURE" (2018) by Robert Greene as well as Laws 21 and 22 in his 1999 book "THE 48 LAWS OF POWER". (It's perfectly fine to have missed past meetings.)
About 45 pages of reading. See links below.
Greene's sixth book, "The Laws of Human Nature", was released in October 2018. Through 18 "laws", the book examines people's conscious and unconscious drives, motivations, and cognitive biases. It also talks about persuasion, rationality and death. He considers it his most complete book and advises for anyone who hasn’t read anything from him to start from here. The book takes examples from Joseph Stalin, Anton Chekhov, Lyndon Johnson, Leo Tolstoy, Coco Chanel and others. [Wikipedia]
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HUMAN NATURE -- Law 9 at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-_OVev5FPmtYaWA8_K-Tb3TuqpMmEA0s/view?usp=sharing
POWER -- Laws 21 & 22 at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nUxNDnxbPhz-qH9ZEcj3UZPW-rq-CQfE/view?usp=sharing
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If you are coming, you must RSVP. No drop-ins. No bringing guests. Do change your RSVP to NO if you end up not coming.
For more info, contact Guy Henoumont anytime at 504-460-9049 or at guyheno@gmail. com .3 attendees
12p Sat. Dec. 5: we discuss Octavia Butler's "WILD SEED" at our CC's
CC's Coffee House, 2800 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA, USJoin us Saturday, December 5, noon to 1:45p at CC's Coffee on Esplanade Ave. (between North Broad and City Park). We will be in their community room -- to the right, before the bathrooms, as you walk in. Come and leave anytime.
We'll discuss the 1980 novel (science fiction) "WILD SEED" by Octavia Butler. About 300 pages.
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~~Used copies at bookfinder.com for under $11 after shipping and tax.
~~Guy's 4 scans of the text at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KitoicOrWw7BwxmaMcLiaApKOwIZPbha/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l981zdfHC0ZHDvmmQ1QjyvRlPt883zey/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11cE7Gc9uJsdCQl1X9AULzSAh6dqjWBG2/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j7oOhCDhD0NcIuf8ub2xuDJE-NPKWJxs/view?usp=sharing
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If you are coming, you must RSVP. No drop-ins. No bringing guests. Do change your RSVP to NO if you end up not coming. As for all attendees, it is expected that you have finished the book.
For more info, contact Guy Henoumont anytime at 504-460-9049 or at guyheno@gmail. com .4 attendees
12p Sat. Dec. 12: we discuss Ch. Isherwood's novella "A SINGLE MAN" at our CC's
CC's Coffee House, 2800 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA, USJoin us Saturday, December 12, noon to 1:30p at CC's Coffee on Esplanade Ave. (between North Broad and City Park). We may or may not be in their community room -- to the right, before the bathrooms, as you walk in. Come and leave anytime.
We'll discuss the 1964 novella/short novel "A SINGLE MAN" by Christopher Isherwood. About 110 regular pages.
One day in the life of George, a middle-aged Englishman who is a professor at a university in California.
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~~Used copies at bookfinder.com for under $5 after shipping and tax.
~~Free online PDF of the text at http://constanta.seamensclub.ro/_assets/pdfs/a-single-man-christopher-isherwood.pdf
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If you are coming, you must RSVP. No drop-ins. No bringing guests. Do change your RSVP to NO if you end up not coming. As for all attendees, it is expected that you have finished the book.
For more info, contact Guy Henoumont anytime at 504-460-9049 or at guyheno@gmail. com .2 attendees
Past events
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