Tuesday Morning Book Talks Winter 2012

Tuesday morning booktalks

Join other booklovers at the downtown Madison Public Library for exciting discussions of world literature led by Emily Auerbach and Marshall Cook, both winners of campus-wide teaching awards.  Extensive handouts provided.  If you need scholarship assistance to attend, please contact Emily Auerbach at 608-262-3733.

You may choose to register for a single day, a three book section or the full nine-week series.

Time:  Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. -11 a.m.
Location:  Madison Senior Center, 330 W Mifflin St
Fee:  $14/class, $34/section, $79/nine-part series

Registration: To register, call 608-262-2451, download and mail our registration form, or register online securely (winter 2012 classes).   Books are available through most major booksellers.  Please register in advance.

Winter 2012 series

Session I: Music into Words
Feb 7- Sherman Alexie, Reservation Blues
Feb 14- August Wilson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (UW Theatre selection)
Feb 21- Annie Proulx, Accordion Crimes

Session II: March Madness
Mar 6- Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper
Mar 13- Ken Kesey, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (with Marshall Cook)
Mar 20- Doris Lessing, Briefing for a Descent into Hell

Section III: Latino Journeys
Apr 10- Sonia Nazario, Enrique’s Journey (UW’s Go Big Read selection)
Apr 17- Francisco Jiménez, The Circuit
Apr 24- Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street (with guest Beatriz Badikian-Gartler)

If you have any questions, please content Diane Dennis at 608-262-3885 or ddennis@dcs.wisc.edu.