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Oct

The Round House by Louise Erdrich discussion

Goodyear Library (Maricopa County Library District), Monday, October 26, 2015 at 1pm

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP FOR ADULTS: Stop by the library to pick up a copy of The Round House by Louise Erdrich. The group meets in the program room - feel free to bring your lunch! (DoctorFate)

Nov

Northshire Saratoga Truth & Tales Reading Group

Northshire Bookstore, Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 6:30pm

The Truth and Tales Reading Group will meet at the Around the Corner Cafe on November 20th at 6:30 pm to discuss The round house by Louise Erdrich.

If you are a member of this reading group, please stop by The Northshire Bookstore to pick up your reserved copy of this title (and receive a 20% discount).

We currently have so many excited readers that this group is full. For more information about the group or to be put on the waiting list please contact ReadingGroupsNY@northshire.com.

Location: Street: Around the Corner Cafe Additional: 422 Broadway City: Saratoga Springs, Province: New York Postal Code: 12866 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Jun

Gibson's Book Club Reads The Round House, by Louise Erdrich

Gibson's Bookstore, Monday, June 2, 2014 at 7pm

Louise Erdrich is one of the world's most talented novelists. Though her style remains intense and poetic, in recent novels she has stripped away any literary effects that interfere with the story she wants to tell. And what a story this is! Full of violence and tragedy yet moving and even humorous. Should be GREAT for discussion.
This event is free and open to the public, all are welcome, newcomers are encouraged!
The Round House (GibsonsB)… (more)

Mar

Fiction Book Club

Kepler's Books, Monday, March 17, 2014 at 7pm

Monday, March 17, 7:00 p.m.

The Round House by Louise Erdrich

One of the most revered novelists of our time--a brilliant chronicler of Native-American life--Louise Erdrich returns to the territory of her bestselling, Pulitzer Prize finalist The Plague of Doves with The Round House, transporting readers to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. It is an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and forever transforms his family.

Location: Street: 1010 El Camino Real City: Menlo Park, Province: California Postal Code: 94025-4349 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Feb

The FOURTH TUESDAY (MARGIE’S) BOOK CLUB at Books Inc. Palo Alto

Books Inc. in Palo Alto, Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 7pm

The FOURTH TUESDAY (MARGIE’S) BOOK CLUB will discuss The Round House by Louise Erdrich.

Location: Books Inc. Street: 74 Town & Country Village City: Palo Alto, Province: California Country: United States (added from IndieBound)

Nov

Book Discussion Occasionally Influenced by Oprah

Lockport Public Library, Monday, November 11, 2013 at 6:30pm

Please join our discussion of The Round House by Louise Erdrich (LockportLibraryNY)

Nov

CLEVELAND RIGHTS READERS

Mac's Backs Books, Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 6:30pm

Cleveland Rights Readers, a book club sponsored by Amnesty International that reads books exploring human rights issues will meet at Mac's on Sunday, November 10th at 6:30 p.m.

The group will discuss The Round House by Louise Erdrich. This book won the National Book Award in 2012.

One Sunday in the spring of 1988, a woman living on a reservation in North Dakota is attacked. The details of the crime are slow to surface as Geraldine Coutts is traumatized and reluctant to relive or reveal what happened, either to the police or to her husband, Bazil, and thirteen-year-old son, Joe. In one day, Joe's life is irrevocably transformed. He tries to heal his mother, but she will not leave her bed and slips into an abyss of solitude. Increasingly alone, Joe finds himself thrust prematurely into an adult world for which he is ill prepared.

While his father, who is a tribal judge, endeavors to wrest justice from a situation that defies his efforts, Joe becomes frustrated with the official investigation and sets out with his trusted friends, Cappy, Zack, and Angus, to get some answers of his own. Their quest takes them first to The Round House, a sacred space and place of worship for the Ojibwe. And this is only the beginning.

Written with undeniable urgency, and illuminating the harsh realities of contemporary life in a community where Ojibwe and white live uneasily together, The Round House is a brilliant and entertaining novel, a masterpiece of literary fiction. Louise Erdrich embraces tragedy, the comic, a spirit world very much present in the lives of her all-too-human characters, and a tale of injustice that is, unfortunately, an authentic reflection of what happens in our own world today.

Louise Erdrich lives with her family in Minnesota and is the owner of Birchbark Books, an independent bookstore. Ms. Erdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Ms. Erdrich is also the bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels for adults, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Plague of Doves and National Book Award finalist The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse. She is also the author of the picture book Grandmother's Pigeon, illustrated by Jim LaMarche

Location: Street: 1820 Coventry Rd Additional: City: Cleveland Heights, Province: Ohio Postal Code: 44118 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

May

3rd Tuesday Hermitage Adult Book Club

Nashville Public Library - Hermitage Branch, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 6pm

The Round House by Louise Erdrich (MDGentleReader)

May

Northshire Women Read

Northshire Bookstore, Monday, May 13, 2013 at 6pm

The Northshire Women Read group will meet at the Inn at Manchester on Monday, May 13th at 6pm for a discussion of The round house by Louise Erdrich. If you are a member of this reading group, please stop by The Northshire Bookstore to pick up your reserved copy of The round house (and receive a 20% discount)

Our reading group is currently filled with enthusiastic readers and not taking any new members, but we would love to invite you to join us at a later date. Please email Amy apalmer@northshire.com to join a waiting list.

Location: Street: The Inn At Manchester Additional: 3967 Main Street City: Manchester Center, Province: Vermont Postal Code: 05255 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Mar

Reading Rainbow Book Club: The Round House by Louise Erdrich

Charis Books and More, Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 6pm

Join us for the Reading Rainbow Book Club for lesbians and their friends. All are welcome to discuss this month's book, The round house by Louise Erdrich. All books are chosen by Reading Rainbow club members and members receive 10% off the book club pick from Charis Books and More. This event is co-sponsored by Charis Circle's From Margin to Center Literary Program. The suggested donation is $5. Click here to donate in advance by credit card. About the book: ne Sunday in the spring of 1988, a woman living on a reservation in North Dakota is attacked. The details of the crime are slow to surface as Geraldine Coutts is traumatized and reluctant to relive or reveal what happened, either to the police or to her husband, Bazil, and thirteen-year-old son, Joe. In one day, Joe's life is irrevocably transformed. He tries to heal his mother, but she will not leave her bed and slips into an abyss of solitude. Increasingly alone, Joe finds himself thrust prematurely into an adult world for which he is ill prepared.

While his father, who is a tribal judge, endeavors to wrest justice from a situation that defies his efforts, Joe becomes frustrated with the official investigation and sets out with his trusted friends, Cappy, Zack, and Angus, to get some answers of his own. Their quest takes them first to The round house, a sacred space and place of worship for the Ojibwe. And this is only the beginning. Join us for the Reading Rainbow Book Club for lesbians and their friends. All are welcome to discuss this month's book, The round house by Louise Erdrich. All books are chosen by Reading Rainbow club members and members receive 10% off the book club pick from Charis Books and More. This event is co-sponsored by Charis Circle's From Margin to Center Literary Program. The suggested donation is $5. Click here to donate in advance by credit card. About the book: ne Sunday in the spring of 1988, a woman living on a reservation in North Dakota is attacked. The details of the crime are slow to surface as Geraldine Coutts is traumatized and reluctant to relive or reveal what happened, either to the police or to her husband, Bazil, and thirteen-year-old son, Joe. In one day, Joe's life is irrevocably transformed. He tries to heal his mother, but she will not leave her bed and slips into an abyss of solitude. Increasingly alone, Joe finds himself thrust prematurely into an adult world for which he is ill prepared.

While his father, who is a tribal judge, endeavors to wrest justice from a situation that defies his efforts, Joe becomes frustrated with the official investigation and sets out with his trusted friends, Cappy, Zack, and Angus, to get some answers of his own. Their quest takes them first to The round house, a sacred space and place of worship for the Ojibwe. And this is only the beginning.

Location: Street: 1189 Euclid Ave NE City: Atlanta, Province: Georgia Postal Code: 30307-1509 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

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