Mayor's Book Talk
For those who love books, “Mayor’s Book Talk” has
something for everyone. Join Mayor Pam Iorio as she examines today’s
literary environment.
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June's Mayor's Book Talk Description
- Segment one pairs Mayor Iorio up with students
from Sam Rampello Downtown Partnership School to
engage in group discussions about books relevant to
today’s youth.
- During segment two, Mayor Iorio and experts from
Inkwood Books discuss some of today’s most engaging
reads and what is popular on the shelves. This
month's recommendations include:
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The Barbecue Bible by
Steven Raichlen
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Black
Out by
Lisa Unger
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Clapton
by Eric Clapton
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The Downhill
Lie by Carl
Hiaasen
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I Feel Bad
About My Neck and
Other Thoughts on
Being a Woman
by Nora Ephron
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Five Skies
by Ron Carlson
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Gimp
by Mark Zupan
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Magic City
by James W. Hall
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Marley & Me
by John
Grogan
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Einstein: His
Life and Universe
by Walter
Isaacson
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The Marriage
of True Minds
by Stephen Evans
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The Prince of
Frogtown by
Rick Bragg
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Unaccustomed
Earth by
Jhumpa Lahiri
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The Well and
the Mine by
Gin Phillips
- Segment three brings local writers into the CTTV
studio to discuss their literary works.
June's Guest Author is
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Mayor Iorio’s guest author on the June episode of “Mayor’s Book Talk” is
Enid Shomer, winner of State of Florida’s Gold Medal in Fiction award
for her novel Tourist Season: Stories. Tourist Season is a
collection of ten brilliant tales of resilient women aged seventeen to
seventy, each at a pivotal point in her life. Shomer is also the author
of four poetry collections and another collection of stories entitled
Imaginary Men.
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June's Discussion
Group Book: Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
by: Betty G. Birney
Betty Birney graduated from Webster College in
Webster Groves, Missouri with a major in
English. After working in advertising for
several years, she eventually moved to Southern
California where she has written more than 200
episodes of animated and live-action television
programs. She has received a Writer's
Guild of America Award and three Humanitas
Prizes for her writing. In 2002, she won a
Daytime Emmy Award for Madeline. More
recently, she received the Christopher Award for
Friendship According to Humphry, many
children's choice awards for The World
According to Humphry and was inducted into
the Affton (MO) School District Hall of Fame. In
Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs,
twelve-year-old Eben McAllister dreams of
faraway places after he reads a book about the
Seven Wonders of the World. He feels doomed to
stay on the farm and in his small community of
Sassafras Springs until he grows up.
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Discussion Questions for At-Home
Participation.
1. What do you know about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Which ones
would you like to be able to see?
2.What wonders exist in your community? How could you go about
uncovering them?
3. Do you think you would like living in Sassafras Springs? Why
or why not?
4. If you could accompany Eben on his search for wonders, which
person would you spend the most time with?
5. On July 7, 2007 the following were announced as the NEW Seven Wonders of the
World:
Great Wall of China
Petra
Christ the Redeemer (statue)
Machu Picchu
Chichen Itza
Colosseum
Taj Mahal
Have you ever visited any of these places? Which would you
most like to? What do you know about any of these wonders of the world?
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