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African American Literature Discussion Group: March 2014
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African American Literature Discussion Group. Book discussion blog for the Evanston Public Library featuring books by or about African Americans, book reviews, author biographies, reader's advisory, and book discussion guides. Monday, March 24, 2014. DaJae Coleman, died 9/22/2012. In Jesmyn Ward's bittersweet new memoir, Men We Reaped. Our April 15th discussion topic. Trayvon Martin, died 2/26/2012. In which a successful journalist ponders the different circumstances that pointed him on to success, while...
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keepinitreal | a non-fiction book club at the Evanston Public Library | Page 2
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A non-fiction book club at the Evanston Public Library. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Calendar – Our Journey, 6 Months at a Time. What’s your favorite nonfiction book? Newer posts →. This Day in History. August 10, 2016. On August 10, 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was officially created. Here are some cool videos. The Stranger and the Statesman. Welcome to the Museum. August 7, 2016. The Stranger and the Statesman. James Smithson, Founding Donor. August 3, 2016. In his honor....
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An Interview with Patrick Shiplett. Is an Evanston artist who is the latest to be featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. A cartoonist whose work has appeared in the. Shiplett’s exhibit features nearly three dozen cartoons he presented to the. Editorial staff before they explained there was no room for a cartoonist [his] age in their lineup. Titled Too Old for the. And we recently spoke with him via email about his artistic origins, pitch meetings at the. August 15, 2016. Captain Ameri...
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Literary Road Trippin’
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Literary Road Trippin’. Summertime is humming along at full tilt, and if you’re anything like us, you can hear the open road beckoning in the July breeze. That’s right, ’tis the season for the great American road trip, and luckily it’s never been easier to blend your warm-weather wanderlust and year-round bibliomania into one amazing August adventure. Atlas Obscura. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. And Jack Kerouac’s. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window).
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Poetry 365
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This month for Poetry 365. We’re featuring Kate Tempest’s extraordinary long poem. Winner of the 2012 Ted Hughes Award. The British poet/rapper/novelist’s second book of verse finds the mythic in the mundane story of half-brothers Thomas and Clive and their violently converging fates in southeast London. Hypnotic, operatic, and “written to be read aloud,”. The gods are in the betting shops. The gods are in the caff. The gods are smoking fags out the back. The gods are in the office blocks. The poor thing...
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Local Art @ EPL
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Local Art @ EPL. We are please to introduce Evanston artist and retired corporate consultant Lorna Galich. As the next to be featured in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. Later in August for a featured interview with the artist herself. Stay tuned. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). August 7, 2015.
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Calendar of Events | EvanstonRemembersWWI
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The Evanston Public Library and the Evanston History Center present a year-long commemoration of WWI. August 2014 – August 2015. Sunday, August 3, 3:00. 8211; Main Library. Thursday, August 28, 7:00. 8211; Book Discussion Keepinitreal. Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany’s Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America. By Howard Blum – Main Library. Thursday, August 28, 7:00. Thursday, September 11, 6:00. Thursday, September 18, 7:00. 8211; Evanston History Center. Monday, September 22, 5:30.
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African American Literature Discussion Group: April 2014
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African American Literature Discussion Group. Book discussion blog for the Evanston Public Library featuring books by or about African Americans, book reviews, author biographies, reader's advisory, and book discussion guides. Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Empathy, Not Judgement: Are We Our Brother's Keeper? My gut reaction is "How can people be so completely selfish/intolerant/cruel? What kind of decent person does that? Is there any question how most of us would react? And if you had, you would have ended ...
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African American Literature Discussion Group: November 2014
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African American Literature Discussion Group. Book discussion blog for the Evanston Public Library featuring books by or about African Americans, book reviews, author biographies, reader's advisory, and book discussion guides. Sunday, November 16, 2014. Is "race based" science inherently racist? These are some of the questions Dorothy Roberts poses in Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century. We'll be discussing Roberts' book at our next AAL meeti...
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African American Literature Discussion Group: AAL Winter/Spring Selections
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African American Literature Discussion Group. Book discussion blog for the Evanston Public Library featuring books by or about African Americans, book reviews, author biographies, reader's advisory, and book discussion guides. Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Looking forward to seeing everyone next Tuesday February 17th for our discussion of the Harlem Hellfighters! Tuesday, March 17 The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln. Tuesday, April 21 Stand up Straight and Sing! Tuesday, May 19 The Wedding. Carmichael, ar...