Round Rock New Neighbors Book Blog: Martel; Yann

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LOCAL LITERARY EVENTS: Joyce sends 2 San Gabriel Writers' League events at Georgetown Public Library: (1) Georgetown Public Library March 3rd, 6:00 PM Hear the stories and personal journeys of three new female authors: A former Catholic nun, a genocide survivor, and a retired manager and director in the corporate and non-profit sectors - all telling their stories.
(2) On March 6th at 6:30 p.m., the San Gabriel Writers' League will have Amanda Skenendore as a guest speaker. She is an award-winning author of historical fiction and a registered nurse. Her books have been translated into multiple languages and garnered accolades from the American Library Association, Reader’s Digest, Silicon Valley Reads, and Apple Books. In 2024, she was awarded the Nevada Arts Council Literary Fellowship. Her writing explores lesser-known corners of history and often includes themes of medicine, justice, and belonging. She is speaking on how to write historical fiction. Please contact Joyce (jmunsch@csun.edu) if you would like to attend as her guest.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Life of Pi

We had a good discussion of the role of religion in Life of Pi and the ethics and science of animals zoos.

Our Life of Pi discussion centered more on the role of religion in the book than on our personal spiritual beliefs. After you finish the book, you may have some thoughts about that. We discussed our personal beliefs about the role of zoos and how those beliefs may have been influenced by the book.