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- An update from the most recent book club get-together
- New: Seasonal Reading Salon series (plus summer theme)
- A list of upcoming events
- Three curated book suggestions that might be of interest
- Three curated short stories for the “time poor.”
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Let’s get this show on the road…
Update from most recent book club get-together:
We met at Null62 in the Bogen to discuss Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
We were a perfect group of 11 avid readers.
Books/novellas that people in the group have read recently and recommended OR that readers mentioned in discussions:
- The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Pain: A Novel by Shalev, Zeruya
- Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum
- Zodiac Academy (Series) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
- Green Island by Shawna Yang Ryan
- Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
- The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
- The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou by Eleni Kyriacou
- Im Grunde gut: Eine neue Geschichte der Menschheit (Humankind) by Rutger Bregman
New: Seasonal Reading Salons
For those of you who want more time to read, or who want to read MORE books, or who want to dive deeper into a theme, I present our new Seasonal Reading Salons.
For each season, I will offer a theme and six suggested books. Read them over the season (summer, autumn, winter, spring) – if you like. As the season changes, we’ll meet up to chat about:
- Which – if any – of the books you read
- What you liked/didn’t like
- What they made you think, reflect, research
- What you learned
- New directions the reading inspired.
I’ll post the end-of-season event date in our calendar. Feel free to sign up (to signal your intention to the universe!) and attend – or not – on the day.
The first Seasonal Reading Salon: The Summer of Self-Help
The core books EN (DE):
- Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
(Siddhartha; eine indische Dichtung – Hesse, Hermann) - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
(Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert) - I Heart Me: The Science of Self-Love by David R. Hamilton
(Wie ich lernte, mich zu lieben – David R. Hamilton) - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
(Vielleicht solltest du mal mit jemandem darüber reden – Lori Gottlieb) - Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
(Leider nicht unsterblich – Oliver Burkeman) - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
(Still – Susan Cain)
The bonus books (of course there are bonus books!):
- Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
(Das Flow-Erlebnis – Mihály Csíkszentmihályi) - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
(Abgelenkt – Johann Hari)
Sign up for the Salon here (cancel later if needed!): https://lu.ma/pcnrrftb
List of upcoming book club meetings & gatherings
Feel free to register and join us.
(Where I have suggested book titles, please do your best to read at least some of one of the books – it’s difficult to have a discussion about specific books if no one reads them! Alternatively, please have some recommended books in mind that you can share with others.)
5 May: Monthly Monday Meetup: Human Acts & Wordslut
https://lu.ma/p9riz8e5
16 June (New date): Monthly Monday Meetup: Garden of Evening Mists & Ship of Magic
https://lu.ma/0v7civ4y
1 Sept (New date): Seasonal Reading Salon. One theme to guide your seasonal reading and thinking, plus a selection of 6-8 books to inspire you (see event details). Theme: The Summer of “Self-Help”.
https://lu.ma/pcnrrftb
19 Sept (New date): A special, one-book event in collaboration with the Tiroler Volkskunsmuseum. Entitled “Buchclub im Museum: Literatur & Ausstellung im Gespräch (Book club at the Museum: Literature and Exhibition in Conversation)”, we’ll be reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
https://lu.ma/s5vyycf0
From my bookshelf to yours
Looking for something new? Here are three weird and wonderful choices for avid “book worms” and those of you looking to winden your reading perspectives… Chosen by me, for you!
Ignore or try them out – it’s up to you.
Odin’s Child by Siri Pettersen (Fantasy)
Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54303436-odin-s-child
The Alienist by Caleb Carr (Crime, History, Alienists)
Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208145504-what-the-chicken-knows
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39020.1491
Time-poor but still want something to read?
I love short stories because, if done well, they can convey universes in a short word count. They’re also good if you want to read more but are feeling short on time (or energy!).
The Lumber Room by Saki (H.H. Munro)
Link: https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/LumRoo.shtml
Make It Black by Andre Dubus III
Link: https://www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/fall-2023/fiction/make-it-black-andre-dubus-iii?src=innsbruckreads
I Won’t Let You Go by Hiromi Kawakami (Translated by Allison Markin Powell)
Link: https://granta.com/i-wont-let-you-go/?src=innsbruckreads
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Have fun reading! And feel free to get in touch with me at innsbruckreads@suzannewhitby.com if you need anything.
Best wishes,
Suzanne
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