Opportunity to do your bit...

In case anyone can spare a free evening and is interested in doing their bit to promote a love of reading across the world, Book Aid International need volunteers to stamp and pack books prior to their shipment to Africa.

The next event is apparently on Tuesday 5th April and runs from 6-9pm. Their offices are in Camberwell.

If you are interested, please get in touch with Martina Armstrong on the email address below....

Book Aid International

39-41 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, London SE5 9NR

Email: martina.armstrong@bookaid.org

http://www.bookaid.org

Registered charity number: 313869

Thanks!

In our prime......

Great meeting this week with lots of good discussion about 'On the road'. General consensus, Kerouac a bit of a misogynistic wanker but a very good writer. Lots to like, some stuff difficult to forgive.

Winner of the vote for next meeting is 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' by Muriel Spark. We meet again on the 6 April.

It was a close call with the other suggestions, especially 'I'll go to bed at noon' by Gerard Woodward, now on it's third suggestion (it will get there one day!)
The others were:
Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Lolita by Vladamir Nabakov
The People's Train by Thomas Keneally

Just a short list this week!

Continuing to enjoy the Royal Oak so hope to see all there in three weeks, revel in the start of Springtime and avoid the April showers til then!

(ps. Couldn't resist this orange image although it's of the film poster and not the book cover. Potential confusion between Maggie Smith and Muriel Spark!!)