The Red Reader: November 2017

Thursday 23 November 2017

January Meet Up

Time and Date: 7:00pm, Sunday January 28th

Place: University of Alberta Rutherford Library North 2-110A (group study room on 2nd floor).

What we're doing: For the first meetup of The Red Reader Book Club we'll take time for introductions, review the booklist and make a decision of what to start reading. We'll also cover some basic guidelines for the group and confirm the time and location as a group. Also, bring suggestions of books you might like to add to the suggested books list.

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About the book club

The Red Reader Book Club is a casual monthly get together for people interested in reading and discussing fiction written within the context of collective struggle. The works we select to go on our reading list all have that in common. While they inevitably involve personal struggle, the books the Red Reader book club reads are narratives embedded within the broader context of collective struggle or oppression. Why “the ‘Red’ Reader’ book club?” Have a look at our book list! The red flag has a long historical context as a banner of struggle, and alliteration is catchy.

At each monthly meetup we’ll decide on which book the group will read next. The books we decide to read are chosen by the group collectively, either by consensus or if we have to, a vote. The books that make it onto the groups shortlist are fiction or memoir. If the theme of the book fits with the focus of the book club, and its fiction or a memoir, then it’s on the list and can be nominated for what to read next. There is no commitment, we’ll post what we’re reading on the blog and if you want to get in on that, just show up! If we’ve decided to read a book you don’t want to, skip it.