The Book Is Always Better Book Club

If you...

• like to read
• like movies
• are an LCC student or employee
• want to meet new people and maybe even improve your grades

Then join the Library's The Book is Always Better book club!

Participation is limited to 15 individuals per title and registration is required. Sign up to read as many books as you would like. Participation is free and all participants will receive a free copy of the book.

Spring 2013 Book Selections

February

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley

Malcolm X tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement to veteran writer and journalist Alex Haley. The Autobiography of Malcolm X stands as the definitive statement of a movement and a man whose work was never completed, but whose message is timeless. (Publisher Summary)

Motion picture adaptation

Malcolm X (1992) directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington and Angela Basset is available for 48 hour checkout in the Library.

March

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

In nineteenth-century England, two sisters are drawn into unhappy romances despite the cool judgment of one and the emotional intensity of the other. (Publisher Summary)

Motion picture adaptation

Sense and Sensibility (1999) starring Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, and Kate Winslet is available for 48 hour checkout in the Library.

April

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

After the sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a wounded zebra, an orangutan, and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. (Publisher Summary)

Motion picture adaptation

Oscar Nominated Life of Pi (2012) directed by Ang Lee will be available for 48 hour checkout in the Library once released (March 2013).

How To Participate

Step 1: Sign Up For A Discussion Session & Get Your Free Book

Register for the discussion session of each book you want to read. Attendance at discussion sessions is required for participation. You will be notified by email when your free book is available.

Step 2: Read the Book & Watch the Movie

All book club movies are available on 48 hour reserve at the Checkout Desk.

Step 3: Attend the Discussion Session

Meet new people, discuss the themes and characters of the selected book and decide if the book is in fact, better. Feel free to bring your lunch. Cookies and water will be provided.

Related Pages

• Library News and Events
• Kindles
• Leisure Reading Collection

Have Questions?

Victoria Meadows
Library Communications Manager
meadowv@lcc.edu
517.483.1648
Mail Code: 1510