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October is National Reading Group Month
The Women's National Book Association (WNBA) launches its second National Reading Group Month in October 2008 to promote reading groups and to celebrate the joy of shared reading."Reading groups are to the literary world what slow food is to our fast food nation. They encourage people to slow down, read and think deeply about themes, characters, plot. They encourage discourse in a culture where most communication is one-way," says Joan Gelfand, President of WNBA.
The organization is collaborating with readers, publishers, trade organizations, bookstores and libraries in annual National Reading Group Month events.
Events featuring reading group favorite authors are planned nationwide in the Association's chapters, including Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and the newly formed Seattle chapter.
The highly anticipated National Reading Group Month signature event to be held in Seattle at University Book Store on October 20 spotlights best-selling authors Nancy Pearl (Book Lust, More Book Lust and Book Crush, Sasquatch Books) and Nancy Horan (Loving Frank, Ballantine), along with Stesha Brandon (University Book Store), Mary Ann Gwinn (The Seattle Times, Book Editor), Cheryl McKeon (Third Place Books), and Rebecca Willow (Parkplace Books).
NATIONAL READING GROUP MONTH - Celebrating the joy of shared reading