Chicago-based bibliophiles and the e-readers they love. This book club meets once a month on the 2nd Sunday of each month in the Chicagoland area.
It is run through Goodreads, and we prefer the members to be local so that we can actually meet to discuss the books.
02/02/2014
Episode 31: Superheroes & Modern Magic What's up, Witches?!After a long winter break, we're popping out of our snowed-in residences to bring you the first show of 2014! We continue to answer listener questions, this time discussing Superheroes as a magical tool, archetypes, modern magical tools...
Hey everyone! Just an FYI. This page is no longer going to be keeping up with actual book club news. One of the tiny decisions I needed to make as Fire Lyte was that the real me needed his own safe space. Book club is going to be one of those safe personal spaces where I don't have to be Fire Lyte. If you'd like to keep up with the book club - for real - and you haven't been added to the new page already, let me know! Otherwise, keep listening to the podcast for any/all upcoming Riot Book Club selections!
Love and Lyte,
Fire Lyte
05/16/2012
Hey book clubbers! I never did make the official announcement: This month's book is The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper - book 2 in the Dark is Rising Sequence. Don't worry...it reads just fine on its own without having read book 1. Buy the book here for $6. http://www.amazon.com/The-Dark-Rising-Sequence/dp/0689829833/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337134088&sr=8-1
A quick recap: everyone had a phenomenal time at last month's book club meeting. We thoroughly enjoyed This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper. Most everyone thought the book was between 4 and 5 stars. We loved the incredibly human characters, and we debated exactly how much we hate Jen...and Wendy...and Alice. Basically the women are evil and use s*x as a weapon and the men are wildly screwed up in deep and truly hilarious ways.
Recommend it to your friends! Remember, this month's theme was children's stories. We've already decided that June and July will be EPIC SUMMER, and we'll be reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman. We'll read and discuss the first half in June and the second half in July. Tricia had a great idea for a field trip to one of the locations in the book. Sounds fun!
Get reading, Spineless Ones!
Love and Lyte,
Fire Lyte
The Dark is Rising (The Dark is Rising Sequence) On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift -- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one d...
05/07/2012
FUNNY FACE PIC!!!
05/07/2012
The first time the entire club was able to get together!
05/07/2012
Aren't we an adorable couple?
05/07/2012
Mark & Georgia at Houlihan's
05/07/2012
Yummy!
05/07/2012
Best Long Island Iced Teas EVER!
05/07/2012
Drinks after book club on May 6, 2012!
Hey Spineless folks! Tomorrow after book club, Nicole and I were planning on hitting up one of the restaurants in the mall for drinks and appetizers. If you don't already have plans, feel free to make plans to join us! It'd be great to get to know everyone a little better!
Just a few more days, Oh Spineless ones! Can't wait to see you all! Andrea, will you be joining us this time?