Meeting: March 30 2:45 A 238 Moderator: Marcy Gamzon A brilliant novel and instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette , about a day in the life of Eleanor Flood, forced to abandon her small ambitions and awake to a strange, new future. Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little things. She will shower and get dressed. She will have her poetry and yoga lessons after dropping off her son, Timby. She won't swear. She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe. But before she can put her modest plan into action, life happens. Today, it turns out, is the day Timby has decided to fake sick to weasel his way into his mother's company. It's also the day Joe has chosen to tell his office -- but not Eleanor -- that he's on vacation. Just when it seems like things can't go more awry, an encounter with a former colleague produces a graphic memoir whose dramatic tale threatens to reveal a buried family
This year's selection of titles offered a good variety of titles that could be utilized in part or whole in our classrooms. Jason Mott's Hell of a Book was definitely read by many creative writig majors who also received a master class from the author in the fall. N.K. Jemison's science fantasy novel is very contemporary and could work well for independent readers or even isn itshort story form in class. Isabel Allende's reflections on feminism can also be used in classes such as Women's Litrature. I assigned the novel about the struggles of Syrians hat continues to this day as an independent writing project to a junior who responded beautifully to the writing and story. Ross Gay's mini-essays in Book of Delights can be a model for mindfulness and SEL activities--daily journaling? And of course, Brene Brown offers so many insights in her Atlas of the Heart (which is also such a beautifully published hard cover book!). Lots to think about and offer with these readings.
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