Gibson's Bookstore - Events Feed

"The Tale of Zen Master Bho Li" with Barbara Verkuilen

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:25:59 -0400

Start: 05/17/2012 - 7:00pm

End: 05/17/2012 - 7:00pm

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"Granny D's American Century" performance and book signing

Thu, 03 May 2012 22:07:13 -0400

Start: 05/20/2012 - 2:00pm

End: 05/20/2012 - 2:00pm

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Best-selling children's illustrator Brian Lies, with his new book, "More"

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:36:02 -0400

Start: 05/24/2012 - 7:00pm

End: 05/24/2012 - 7:00pm

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Richard Russo and Kate Russo, Interventions, at Red River Theatres

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:02:09 -0400

Start: 05/30/2012 - 6:00pm

End: 05/30/2012 - 6:00pm

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Terry Farish, "The Good Braider"

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:12:22 -0400

Start: 05/31/2012 - 7:00pm

End: 05/31/2012 - 7:00pm

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Gibson's Book Club reads Visit from the Goon Squad

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:57:04 -0500

Start: 06/04/2012 - 7:00pm

End: 06/04/2012 - 7:00pm

Gibson's Book Club reads Visit from the Goon Squad

Monday, June 4, 2012, at 7 PM

The winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, beating out Franzen's Freedom in both cases in highly publicized and controversial contests, Visit from the Goon Squad was one of the most important novels of 2010. A novel in the form of loosely linked short stories, Goon Squad paints
rich and compelling portraits of some self-destructive but entertaining
characters as they grope their way through life and the modern music
business, which is delineated hilariously in all its comic majesty.

So which novel is better, Freedom or Goon Squad? How do we judge these matters? Attend our May and June meetings to hash it all out.