Amazon and other demons

With just about a week and a half to go before the next meeting we thought it might be a good idea to post an update and put the word out to anyone interested, that if you have not found a copy of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's 'Love and Other Demons' (it took us almost three weeks to receive our copy from Amazon) you can post a comment here and perhaps someone who has a copy to lend might respond.

To post a comment, click on the comment link at the bottom of this post, post your comment and if you do not have one of the titled accounts listed, google, AIM, etc., just sign your post, and select 'anonymous'.

We are also thinking of other venues with more space, such as The Hot Club or The Jazz Club, and alternative catering ideas, so if anyone has suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. We'll let you know the details of the next meeting in about a week.

Happy reading!

Kerry and Julie

Reading List

As promised, To the right is the list of notable books and/or authors which was compiled at the first meeting of The Barga Book Club. I scribbled titles and authors and could not find one or two in my searches, for instance, the title Savage Garden only brought up an Australian Pop Duo, and I don’t think that was what we were looking for, so if anyone has any information to add please do, (added). In addition, the last title I jotted down was The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, the film based on this psychological thriller was filmed at Il Castello Aragonese, on Ischia, pictured above last week. Which leads me to the thought that I’ve missed seeing many films in English, anyone interested in starting a Barga Film Club?

Cheers and see you on Tuesday, May 5th, Kerry (and Julie)

Some of these may be available in the barganews Book Exchange.

and they're off!

The first meeting of the Barga Book Club was notable both for attendance and enthusiasm! At least twenty five Barga bibliophiles, and a few from the surrounding territories including Bagni di Lucca, turned out at L'Osteria in Piazza Angelio to talk books.

The first order of business was, what books shall we read, and a list was quickly compiled and edited. The list included many excellent recommendations and was narrowed down to two. The book that we will gather to discuss on Tuesday the 5th of May will be Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The book we will discuss on the 2nd of June will be The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai. Clicking on the title will link you to Amazon for both information and availability.

We have a number of issues to address in the future including venue and menu, and please feel free to post a comment and/or any suggestions you might have for the coming months. We've thrown this together quickly to spread the word but welcome any recommendations you have for further communication.

Thank you all for coming and we look forward to hearing from you and seeing you next month!

Kerry and Julie

P.S. In the next few days I will post the book list you all so generously contributed. There are some wonderful titles there and it will serve as a great general reading list. Thanks again.