Occasionally we highlight news articles about reading groups and related topics. This month's round-up features book clubs in South Africa, India and the U.S. And find out how literature helped a young man in California turn his life around.
KnoxNews.com: Happy Ending to Book Club Search
Sherri Gardner Howell of Tennessee was a "book club worshipper from afar for many years" until she finally formed her own group.
Los Angeles Times: Judge Holds Fate of Gang Member-Turned Scholar
Once a convicted felon and former gang member, Juan Obed Silva (who faces possible deportation from the U.S. to his native Mexico for past crimes) found his calling in literature and now leads a campus book club at Cal State.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Women Gather to Share, Learn in Religious Twist on Book Clubs
In Jackie Purcell's book club, made up of women of different faiths, religious differences mean harmony and not strife.
The Wall Street Journal: The Triumph of the Readers
Novelist Ann Patchett talks about why fiction is on the rise and shares some of her favorite reads.
Weekend Post: Friendship Forged as Group Shares Reading Pleasure
This reading group in South Africa has been meeting for a dozen years. Member Barbara Hollands shares their most controversial read...and why their husbands were inspired to start their own book club.
Womens eNews: Mumbai Book Club Breaks Up a Cloistered Routine
In Mumbai, India, a women's reading club offers a rare respire from the restrictions of daily life.
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February 6, 2009
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