Book Discussion Friday, February 5, 8:15 a.m.

January's Selection

On Friday morning, February 5, at 8:15 a.m., the Casady Community of Readers will meet to discuss Same Kind of different as me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. The characters are “a dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery, an upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel and a gutsy woman with a stubborn dream. This is a story so incredible no novelist would dare dream it. It begins outside a burning plantation hut in Louisiana . . . and an East Texas honky-tonk . . . and, without a doubt, in the heart of God. It unfolds in a Hollywood hacienda . . . an upscale New York gallery . . . a downtown dumpster . . . a Texas ranch. Gritty with pain and betrayal and brutality, this true story also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love.”

February’s Selection

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from my Kitchen Table by Casady graduate and 2008 Young Alumni Achievement Honoree Molly Wizenberg ’97. (This repeats October’s recommendation because Molly will be on campus in February as a part of the month’s Book Fair events.)
“Molly tells of a life with the kitchen at its center. You won't be able to decide whether to curl up and sink into the story or run to the market to fill your basket with ingredients for one of the delectable recipes such as Pistachio Cake with Honeyed Apricots.”