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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Does the writing matter?

Our reading group's discussion of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick
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Friday, February 14, 2014

Judging the author rather than the book

Our reading group discussion of a stunning book that has been unjustly overlooked, even dismissed. Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively.
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