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January 27, 2009

Cult classics club

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Ah, alliteration. It makes me so happy.

But back on topic: So you've been looking for a book club to join, you say. But you don't want to read the same five books Oprah's been peddling to the world?

Well, Atomic Books has the cure for the common book club: Reading Club 2009 is all about the cult classics.

The last Wednesday of every month this year, Atomic will host a group to discuss the books, and those who sign up to participate get a 15 percent discount on any book scheduled throughout the year.

"Some of the books are really huge," Rachel Whang of Atomic Books explained. "So you can buy the books early and get a head start."

You've never read The Fountainhead? April is your month. Are you dying to discuss Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and how dreamy Harrison Ford was in Bladerunner? September's for you. (Also, you're wrong, he's best as Dr. Jones, clearly.)

Yes, it's probably a little late for January, unless you have been poring over Post Office already. But don't let that stop you next month! Just drop by the store to sign up for the club and the discount.

Posted by Nancy Knight at 6:00 AM | | Comments (0)
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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.
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