Tag: book discussion
The book or the movie. A debate often follows when asked which is better. When it comes to the story of “True Grit,” Iola Reads is offering a chance to discover the answer for yourself.…
At a meeting on March 13 at Linda Johnson’s home, members of the Unity Club learned about the book “Well, Doc, It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time,” by Paul Waymak. Doris Stranghoner…
Try to improve just a tiny bit today. That’s the lesson authors Chad Morris and Shelly Brown brought to Iola students and others this week. The authors came to Iola on Thursday to talk about…
Iola’s Unity Club held two programs in January. In the first, Jeanne Myers reviewed “The Lost Girls of Paris,” by Pam Jenoff. While the author insists the book is fiction, it is based upon actual…
Iola Public Library offers several programs in August. The Intrepid Readers book discussion group meets at 2 p.m. Thursday to talk about the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Overstory by Richard Powers. What can Iola High School…
The Iola Public Library Intrepid Readers, a book discussion group that meets monthly, will discuss The Overstory by Richard Powers. Powerss novel, the winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, is a story of…
Iola Public Library adult programs for July begin with the Intrepid Readers book discussion group, which will discuss Cherokee America by Margaret Verble. Its 1875 and Check Singer is a Cherokee Nation matriarch with…
February programs for adults at Iola Public Library begin with the monthly Intrepid Readers book discussion program. The selection for February is Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov. Long before Jayme Closs and Jaycee Dugard headlined the…
Lois Murray discussed Almost Everything, a profound book that teaches each of us to rediscover the nuggets of hope and wisdom buried within us. The book, written by Anne Lamott, can help make life better…
