July 10, 2012 | Categories: About FHC | Tags: book group, Harper Lee, to kill a mockingbird
Centered around Civil and Human Rights related readings, fiction and non-fiction, FHC book groups aim to engage community members in meaningful discussion.
Our August reading is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. August 28 in Ann Arbor and August 29 in Lansing (see details regarding book group locations, and book discounts below).
“The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.
Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior – to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. Now with over 18 million copies in print and translated into forty languages, this regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.” – from amazon.com
Fair Housing Center Book Group, Ann Arbor
12-1 pm, brown bag lunch – Facebook event page
The Ann Arbor FHC Book Group meets every two months in the AnnArbor.com Community Space, 301 East Liberty St., First Floor. The space is handicap accessible. Books can be purchased locally at Nicola’s Books in Westgate Shopping Mall for 15% off (you must mention the Fair Housing Center Book Group), online using goodshop.com (for books and e-books- you will get a coupon for your book plus you can designate a nonprofit to receive a percentage of your purchase), or found at your local library.
Fair Housing Center Book Group, Lansing
12-1 pm, brown bag lunch, Facebook event page
The Lansing FHC Book Group meets every two months at EVERYbody Reads, 2019 E. Michigan Ave. Parking is available in the back and the Center is handicap accessible. Books can be purchased locally at EVERYbody Reads for 20% off (you must mention the Fair Housing Center Book Group), online using goodshop.com (for books and e-books- you will get a coupon for your book plus you can designate a nonprofit to receive a percentage of your purchase), or found at your local library.