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The Crazy Little Viral Dracula Book Club

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

Dracula Castle Eltz Castle Wierschem Germany

A crazy little viral Dracula Book Club is taking place via inboxes everywhere. Join and experience the classic in community, with hilarity!

Filed Under: book club, Books, Classic Books, Fiction

‘Wintering’ book club: Thaw & Lapwing

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

thaw beside sea ice

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Filed Under: active, Bird Poems, Blog, book club, Patron Only, Winter Poems

‘Wintering’ book club: Cold Water & Resilient Gulls

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

Eagle Lake, California, in winter

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Filed Under: active, Bird Poems, Blog, book club, Patron Only, Winter Poems

‘Wintering’ book club: Hot Water & Starlings

By Megan Willome 16 Comments

sunrise at Swine's Den, Howick, England

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Book Club Announcement: Wintering by Katherine May

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

white fronted tern wintering book club

It is winter, and the rooks are here. Join us for our next patron-only book club, discussing Katherine May’s book “Wintering,” beginning February 9.

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Don’t Ask Why Book Club: From New York to Paris

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

turquoise street

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Don’t Ask Why: So Many Meteorites

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

Woman Floating Surreal Meteorites

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Don’t Ask Why Book Club: Dolores

By Will Willingham 14 Comments

Sunset on Seine River Paris France

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Book Club Announcement: Don’t Ask Why by Michelle Ortega

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Compagnons dv devoir, paris

Join us for our next book club, discussing poet Michelle Ortega’s chapbook, Don’t Ask Why, beginning in October (domestic violence month).

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Don't Ask Why Book Club

Grammar for a Full Life Book Club: On Becoming Less Possessive

By Charity Singleton Craig 6 Comments

Barbary macaque - possessive grammar

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Filed Under: active, Blog, book club, English Teaching Resources, Grammar for a Full Life, Patron Only

Grammar for a Full Life Book Club: Chilling Out on the Grammar Rules

By Charity Singleton Craig 4 Comments

brown squirrel with ears up - chill out grammar rules

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Grammar for a Full Life Book Club: A Passive Voice

By Charity Singleton Craig 16 Comments

Mastiff puppy hangdog face

Charity Singleton Craig kicks off our latest book club with a discussion of the ways that passive voice can take away agency and responsibility.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Grammar for a Full Life, Patron Only

Book Club Announcement: Grammar for a Full Life

By Charity Singleton Craig 1 Comment

Ducklings at water edge

Join Charity Singleton Craig in our next book club, Grammar for a Full Life, and explore the ways language, and grammar in particular, can enrich our experiences and well-being.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Grammar for a Full Life, Patron Only

The Great Gatsby Book Club: Chapters 7-9—Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past

By Tania Runyan 2 Comments

old green motor boat on shore

In the final installment of our The Great Gatsby book club, Tania Runyan explores what it means to be “borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

Filed Under: Blog, book club, English Teaching Resources, Patron Only, The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby Book Club: Chapters 5 & 6—Dreams and Longing

By Tania Runyan Leave a Comment

starry sky

If it’s about anything, The Great Gatsby is about dreams and longing. But does Jay Gatsby cherish the dream of Daisy more than Daisy herself?

Filed Under: Blog, book club, English Teaching Resources, The Great Gatsby

Book Club: Meet the Great Gatsby Characters—Couches Included!

By Tania Runyan 10 Comments

Gatsby Mansion Long Island

In the first installment of our book club, Tania Runyan introduces The Great Gatsby characters—human and otherwise—and invites readers to a Gatsby sestina.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Patron Only, Sestina, The Great Gatsby

National Poetry Month: Giving Gatsby the Green Light

By Tania Runyan 20 Comments

Gatsby Kindle on Table

This National Poetry Month, join Tania Runyan to take a poetic twist on Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby in our in our new book club.

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The Reindeer Chronicles Book Club: You’re Cutting a Tree in Almería and Getting a Storm in Dusseldorf

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Windsurfer on choppy sea for Reindeer Chronicles book club

In this final discussion of The Reindeer Chronicles book club, we consider the interconnectedness of land use and the water system, also known as the rain in Spain.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Patron Only, The Reindeer Chronicles

The Reindeer Chronicles Book Club: We Can Never Approach the Wisdom of These Animals

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Snowy scene

In this week’s discussion of The Reindeer Chronicles, we consider the wisdom of the animals themselves in engineering an ecosystem.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Patron Only, The Reindeer Chronicles

The Reindeer Chronicles Book Club: That Which Has Been Damaged Can Be Healed

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

Rolling green hills with winding road for Reindeer Chronicles book club

In the first installment of our Reindeer Chronicles, we explore the amazing regeneration of China’s Loess Plateau after centuries of degradation.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Patron Only, The Reindeer Chronicles

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