Join the Department of English for monthly Booktalk meetings 6-7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in Humanities Building Room 237. The meetings are open to the Birmingham community; all are welcome.
Books are selected by English faculty and instructors, who also lead the discussions.
Discounted copies of all titles will be available at Little Professor Books in Homewood. Just mention UAB Booktalk when purchasing.
For more information, email Sherman Victor Camp, sviccamp@uab.edu.
The book selections and discussion leaders for the 2018-19 academic year:
Oct. 2
Book: “Howl's Moving Castle” by Diana Wynne-Jones
Discussion leader: Kerry Madden-Lunsford
Nov. 6
Book: “The Fall Guy” by James Lasdun
Discussion leader: Gale Temple
Dec. 4
Book: “The Vain Conversation” by Anthony Grooms
Discussion leader: James Braziel
Feb. 5
Book: “Mezzanines” by Matthew Olzmann
Discussion leader: Shelly Cato
March 5
Book: “Swamplandia!” by Karen Russell
Discussion leader: Peter Bellis
April 2
Book: “Priestdaddy: A Memoir” by Patricia Lockwood
Discussion leader: Kieran Quinlan
May 7
Book: “Less” by Andrew Sean Greer
Discussion leader: William Hutchings