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Get ready to read along with
Mayor Pam in February
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For those who love books, “Mayor’s Book Talk” has
something for everyone. Join Mayor Pam Iorio as she examines today’s
literary environment.
January's Guest Author is
Deborah
Sharp |
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Mayor Pam
Iorio’s guest on the January episode of “Mayor’s Book Talk” is Deborah
Sharp, a seasoned reporter turned mystery writer. Sharp’s debut novel,
Mama Does Time, is the first of three in her Mace Bauer series.
The two discuss the trials of a first-time author, as well as her wildly
humorous and suspenseful novel. |
January's Discussion Group Books
Peak by Roland
Smith
Peak is the first-person account of
fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello’s attempt to
summit Mt. Everest with his father. It is a
race against time, as a successful pre-birthday
climb will net him the title of youngest person
to make it to the top. Roland
Smith and his wife Marie live on a small farm
south of Portland.
Discussion Questions for Peak
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January's
Recommended Reads |
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Each month Mayor Iorio and Carla Jimenez from Inkwood Books discuss some of today’s
most engaging and current reading selections. This
month's recommendations include:
- A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
- The
Intellectual Devotional by David S. Kidder & Noah D.
Oppenheim
- How Not to Die
by Jan Garavaglia,
M.D.
- Outliers by
Malcolm Gladwell
- The Art of
the Personal Letter by Margaret Shepherd
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The Aspiring Poet's Journal
by Bernard Friot
- Sing Them
Home by Stephanie Kallos
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Tampa On My Mind
edited by Kimberly Williams, Gregory Thomas, Ronald Williams and
Cheryl Borman
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The White Tiger
by Aravind Adiga
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