BOOK NOTES.Byline: The Register-Guard Bookstore's book club open to new members A meeting of the Books Without Borders A number of NGOs have adopted the "Without Borders" tag, inspired by Doctors without Borders.
The book club is free, open to the public and currently accepting new members. This month's selection is "Mr. Thundermug" by Cornelius Medvei. It is a new comic novel A comic novel is a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to amuse the reader: sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative, sometimes above all other considerations. One of the most notable British comic novelists is P.G. about a baboon baboon, any of the large, powerful, ground-living monkeys of the genus Papio, also called dog-faced monkeys. Five subspecies live in Africa, with one species extending into the Arabian peninsula. who possesses the ability of human speech and the trouble this ability causes him. Books are available at the store. For information, call 284-2838 or send an e-mail to: bookswithoutborders@ yahoo.com Out of Town MONDAY Lionel Shriver Lionel Shriver (born Margaret Ann Shriver, May 18 1957) is a journalist and author. She was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, into a deeply religious family - her father is a Presbyterian minister. - Novelist talks about her new novel, ''The Post-Birthday World,'' 7:30 p.m., Powell's City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside, Portland. (503) 228-4651. WEDNESDAY Brian Doherty Brian Doherty may refer to:
THURSDAY Tawni O'Dell - The author of the Oprah's Book Club pick ''Back Roads'' discusses her new novel, ''Sister Mine,'' 7:30 p.m., Powell's City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside, Portland. (503) 228-4651. Deadlines The Book Notes deadline is 9 a.m. Friday for publication nine days later. Send to Book Notes, by mail, The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440; fax, 338-2813; or e-mail, rgfeatures@guardnet .com. |
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