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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Author, Readers Share Insights at Duluth Reads

Duluth Reads Book Talk on 'When the Finch Rises' by Jack Riggs prompts discussion.

  Participating in the Duluth Reads Book Talk and discussion Tuesday (March 13) night was sorta like sitting in English literature class in high school or college. Only, the 30 or so who had read “When the Finch Rises” and came to talk about the book were seated in the parlor at the historic Strickland House instead of a classroom. Peggy Smith, a former English teacher who co-chaired the Duluth Reads project, led the book talk with thought-provoking questions she had meticulously prepared on the book’s characters, setting, plot, and themes. There were 16 questions, and a few of them were a paragraph long. The Duluth Fine Arts League selected Jack Riggs’ first book for the second annual Duluth Reads project. Dianne Loring co-chaired Duluth …

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Better Hurry to Finish 'Finch' by Tomorrow

Duluth Fine Arts League's Duluth Reads book events scheduled March 13 and 16.

  If you haven't read "When the Finch Rises," you still have time to do so and participate in the Duluth Fine Arts League's community reading project. The Duluth Fine Arts League selected “When the Finch Rises” by southern writer Jack Riggs for this year’s Duluth Reads project. DFAL encourages residents to engage in the shared experience of simultaneously reading the same book and attending related events.  DFAL has scheduled a book talk with Riggs attending for March 13 at the Strickland House in Duluth. The Duluth Historical Society will host the talk. A wine and cheese reception honoring the author including a book signing is planned for March 16 at the Festival Center on Duluth’s Town Green. Both events begin at 7 p.m. "When the Finch …

Monday, February 6, 2012

DFAL Selects Book for Duluth Reads Activities

Duluth Fine Arts League encourages residents to read the same book and participate in related events.

  The Duluth Fine Arts League has selected “When the Finch Rises” by southern writer Jack Riggs for this year’s Duluth Reads activity. DFAL encourages residents to engage in the shared experience of simultaneously reading the same book and attending related events.  His first book tells the story of two 12-year-old boys Raybert Williams and Palmer Conroy coming in age in the late 1960s against the background of the civil rights movement. Riggs' hometown of Lexington, NC, inspired the North Carolina mill town of Ellenton that serves as the setting for the book. “When the Finch Rises” is sometimes compared to “A Separate Peace” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.” After “Finch” was published by Ballantine Books in 2003, Riggs was named Georgia …

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