This is the 2011 RIF RAFF BOOK CLUB list.

We will try to meet the last Sunday of each month unless there is a conflict. Please call to set up the meeting if your selection is being read. Check the web site at http://condor.depaul.edu/~rstuba for for past book lists and exciting links. Send e-mail comments prior to the meeting date to: rifraffbc@hotmail.com . And you could always give us a call for details of the meeting if you are interested in discussing any of the books.


SUNDAY January 30, 2011 - BC

The Adderall Diaries: A Memoir of Moods, Masochism and Murder

by Stephen Elliott 192 pages

Murder mystery with strong opinions by the author.


Sunday February 27, 2011 - BC

A Taste of Honey

by Jabari Asim 205 pages

This African American woman writer presents eight deceptively simple slice-of-life parables.


SUNDAY March 27, 2011 - PK

The Wagon and Other Stories from the City

by Martin Preib 176 pages

Reflective essay collection with gritty hands-on honesty and poetic insight.


SUNDAY April 24, 2011 - SW

The Love Song of A. Jerome Minkoff and Other Stories

by Joesph Epstein 272 pages

Fourteen short stories of Jews whose lives are anchored in Chicago.


SUNDAY May 29, 2011 - PK

The Bed Wetter

by Sarah Silverman 256 pages

Comedian shares her stories and views on the world.


SUNDAY June 27, 2011 - RW

Social Studies

by Fran Lebowitz 147 pages

Bittersweet doses of reality and sarcasm that will make you laugh.


SUNDAY July 31, 2011 - Chuck

The Tender Bar: A Memoir

by J.R. Moehringer 370 pages

Dysfunctional but tightly-knit community hang around a bar.


SUNDAY August 28, 2011 - BC

Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories

by Mike Birbiglia 208 pages

Funny inspired story-telling as fascinating as it is hilarious.


SUNDAY September 25, 2011 - PK

The Third Rail

by Michael Harvey 304 pages

Thriller set in Chicago from the alleys to the .EL. stops.


SUNDAY October 30, 2011 - BC

The Magicians

by Lev Grossman 416 pages

Modern day fantasy for grown-ups.


SUNDAY November 27, 2011 - SW

Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry 40 pages

A sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift giving.


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