For all who've read and enjoyed The Soloist, you'll be happy to know that Steve Lopez won the prestigious PEN award for creative nonfiction for The Soloist. The awards were announced yesterday, Oct. 1.
If you're interested in attending a book group discussion on The Soloist, the first of these discussions will be held tomorrow, Oct 3, at 2 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. Here's the announcement from the Chico State Book in Common website:
Book Discussion: The Soloist
Saturday, Oct. 3, at 2 p.m.
Barnes and Noble Bookseller
Emily Fisher, an attorney with Legal Services of Northern California, will talk about the book and how the community and students can get involved in advocacy on behalf of the homeless or those with mental health issues. Emily currently serves on the Mental Health Services Act local housing committee.
http://www.csuchico.edu/bic/calendar.shtml#Oct
The above link will give you announcements for Book in Common events for the month of October.
About Me: Kristen Mahlis teaches in the Multicultural and Gender Studies Program at Chico State. She is writing a book on literature and the Haitian Revolution, and her scholarly work and teaching emphasize social justice.
Good for Lopez! We are trying to arrange for him to do a short radio interview with KCHO in a week or so, and of course he comes to Chico on March 24 for a talk in Laxson.
I hope people go to The Turner to see the print exhibit--it is very powerful and it deals with many aspects of the book, as wel as touches on Beethoven's life. Russ Burhnam is the guest curator.
I would also like to hear from people who have read the book and have ideas about what we can do in Chico. Three townhall meetings are scheduled---one at CSU, Chico, one at City Hall in Chico, and one in Oroville.