San Antonio Book Lovers Club

City owned parking lots, garages and meters are free for Downtown Tuesday from 5 pm.
Access to TPR is available via Houston Street/San Pedro Creek Way and also 321 West Commerce Street. Please use the entrance along the creekside.
TPR volunteers will check you in, just give them the name on the reservation, you don't need to print out your receipt.

Worth Repeating is Texas Public Radio's live storytelling event series. From last chances to first tries, from far flung adventures, to hometown cautionary tales, storytellers have seven minutes to tell a great story from our stage, often to sold-out crowds.

TPR is excited to bring Worth Repeating into our own space, at Texas Public Radio's new headquarters, adjacent to the Alameda Theatre. We can't wait to greet you in person at the Malu` & Carlos Alvarez Theater & Studio.

As we do every year, we ask you to submit your stories to us so we can continue to bring this community program to life.

Random.org - selected #35 (of 386)
Suggested by Carrie M

Ken Follett is known worldwide as the master of split-second suspense, but his most beloved and bestselling book tells the magnificent tale of a twelfth-century monk driven to do the seemingly impossible: build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.

Everything readers expect from Follett is here: intrigue, fast-paced action, and passionate romance. But what makes The Pillars of the Earth extraordinary is the time the twelfth century; the place feudal England; and the subject the building of a glorious cathedral. Follett has re-created the crude, flamboyant England of the Middle Ages in every detail. The vast forests, the walled towns, the castles, and the monasteries become a familiar landscape.

Against this richly imagined and intricately interwoven backdrop, filled with the ravages of war and the rhythms of daily life, the master storyteller draws the reader irresistibly into the intertwined lives of his characters into their dreams, their labors, and their loves: Tom, the master builder; Aliena, the ravishingly beautiful noblewoman; Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge; Jack, the artist in stone; and Ellen, the woman of the forest who casts a terrifying curse. From humble stonemason to imperious monarch, each character is brought vividly to life.

The building of the cathedral, with the almost eerie artistry of the unschooled stonemasons, is the center of the drama. Around the site of the construction, Follett weaves a story of betrayal, revenge, and love, which begins with the public hanging of an innocent man and ends with the humiliation of a king.

Please post your suggestions for future discussions. You can also private message me.
Selections will be from books published Nov 2023 or earlier.
This month's choice may not be of interest to you but get a book you'd like to read and discuss on the list!
Check out our list here:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/1183399-san-antonio-book-lovers-club

Random.org - selected #29 (of 388)
Suggested by Shikhar

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow. "Please," asks the stranger, "draw me a sheep." And the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand, there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil and paper... And thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that, in teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has changed forever the world for its readers.

Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince, presented here in a stunning new translation with carefully restored artwork. The definitive edition of a worldwide classic, it will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.

Please post your suggestions for future discussions. You can also private message me.
Selections will be from books published Dec 2023 or earlier.
This month's choice may not be of interest to you but get a book you'd like to read and discuss on the list!
Check out our list here:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/bookshelf/1183399-san-antonio-book-lovers-club