Cambridge

Hey everyone,

Thank you again to those of you who were able to make it out for "The Nine" on the 17th. For next month, we will be reading Curtis Sittenfeld's "American Wife" (available at Amazon and other fine booksellers: http://www.amazon.com/American-Wife-Novel-Curtis-Sittenfeld/dp/140006475... ), a fictional take based loosely off of the life of Laura Bush. Considering that Thanksgiving is upon us, and the Holiday season is almost upon us, it's the perfect time to do some lighter, more fictional reading.

The meeting will take place on December 15th at 7 PM at Clear Conscience Cafe.

There has been some discussion about where to go after the new year in terms of topics. We'll be focusing on the economy for January, particularly books dealing with either the modern crisis or the events that led up to it. Any suggestions would be helpful. And any suggestions for future books/topics would also be greatly helpful.

Thanks again, have a Happy Thanksgiving, and see you on the 15th!

John

Hey everybody,

One final reminder: The Reading Liberally Cambridge meeting is today, November 17, at 7 PM at the Clear Conscience Cafe (581 Mass Ave, Cambridge)

(On a side note, I recently learned that another, larger book club happens to be meeting at this same time, so if anyone wants to come a little early (maybe 6:50-6:55) and help me make sure we have chairs for our little table, that would be greatly appreciated :) )

We will be discussing Jeffrey Toobin's "The Nine". As the Obama Administration begins to pick names, one place where they will almost certainly have openings is in the US Supreme Court early into his term? What sort of nominees will Obama pick, and what sort of personalities and doctrine will drive the court?

For December, we'll be going at reading fiction-style with Curtis Sittenfeld's "American Wife", the tale of a First Lady who partially resembles a certain current US First Lady. That meeting will be on December 15, same time and place.

Also, bring book suggestions with you. I would personally like to do something economics-related for January, considering the financial crisis we're currently in, but I'm always open to suggestions.

Thank you and see you tonight,
John

Hey everybody,

Just another reminder: Next Monday, November 17, 2008, will be the next meeting for Reading Liberally: Cambridge. We will be discussing Jeffrey Toobin's "The Nine". As the Obama Administration begins to pick names, one place where they will almost certainly have openings is in the US Supreme Court, probably to replace John Paul Stevens or Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In the context of "The Nine", what sort of justices will Obama choose/be able to choose?

The deets on the meeting:

Monday, November 17, 7 PM, Clear Conscience Cafe (581 Mass. Ave, Cambridge).

(On a side note, I recently learned that another, larger book club happens to be meeting at this same time, so if anyone wants to come early and help me make sure we have chairs for our little table, that would be greatly appreciated :) )

Second, future books. I've gotten some great suggestions, but I wanted to throw it to the floor. I want to send the Harvard Book Store a decent list (I'm thinking next 3+ months after the December book, Curtis Sittenfeld's "American Wife"). We're now at the point where we can shift into a more policy focus, whether that happens to be the power of the presidency (Schlessinger's "Imperial Presidency"), economic questions (Larry Bartels and Kevin Phillips have recent books on the rich/poor gap and capitalism, respectively), health care questions, environmental questions (Al Gore and Thomas Friedman immediately come to mind), and the multitude of books on the situation in Iraq. Any way, I'd love to get some more suggestions for future readings, that we could talk about at Monday's meeting, so if anyone has any thoughts, by all means, send some along.

Have a great week, and I will see you on Monday :).

John

PS - For those of you with Facebook, our group page is at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=20941219307

And you can always reach us on the Living Liberally site at: http://livingliberally.org/reading/chapters/MA/cambridge

Hey Everyone,

Just a quick reminder: Our next book will be "The Nine" by Jeffrey Toobin, an inside look at the United States Supreme Court. The meeting will take place on November 17, at 7 PM, at the Clear Conscience Cafe.

Also, we're having an election night party.

JOIN THE,
Young Democrats of Massachusetts
Generation Progress and
Drinking Liberally (Cambridge, Boston, and Brookline)

As we host THE largest young professional's Election Night watch party in the great city of Boston.

DATE: November 4, 2008
TIME: 7PM - Til we get kicked out & find out the winner
PLACE: Mantra, 52 Temple Place (Near Downtown Crossing, Park St & Boylston T stops)
www.mantrarestaurant.com

Event is 18+ (IDs will be checked at the door)

Have a great night and hope to see you all tomorrow and on the 17th!

Thanks,
John