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FROM: "Franz, Patty" <[removed]@pamunkeylibrary.org>
REC'D: 1/28/03, 7:56 AM

Folks -

David just mentioned one of my favorite books for group discussion -
Talking about Books. Does anyone know how to get more copies? None of the
information on the book works and Baker & Taylor no longer carries the book.

Thanks, Patty

Patty Franz
Supervising Librarian
Pamunkey Regional Library
P. O. Box 119
Hanover, VA 23069

[removed]@pamunkeylibrary.org
www.pamunkeylibrary.org

-----Original Message-----
From: David Wright [[removed]@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:42 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: a painted house (AND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS)

Hi, Denese,
I'm not really answering your specific
question - I'm sure someone else here will have a
tip for that - but one resource that I've found
really helpful in preparing discussion for any
book, whether anyone else has assembled questions
or not, is Marcia Fineman's 'Talking About
Books.' She includes an extensive list of
generic questions on Setting, Plot,
Conflict/Resolution, Characterization, Character
Motivation, and Theme, many of which can be
adapted to ANY work of fiction. It is great
getting pre-made questions, but sometimes these
are pretty lame, and you may find that you're
able to come up with more interesting additional
questions on your own, with this template to
steer by.
David Wright
Seattle Public Library

FROM: Kim Rutter <[removed]@lvdl.org>
REC'D: 1/28/03, 8:07 AM

I just went to Amazon and ordered one of the used copies, but the Amazon
site itself claimed to have new copies for sale too (I just went for the
cheaper option since I'll be paying tax and shipping)

Kim

Kim Uden Rutter
Head, Technical Services
Lake Villa District Library
Lake Villa, IL

"If I went west, I think I would go to Kansas."--Abraham Lincoln

-----Original Message-----
From: Franz, Patty [[removed]@pamunkeylibrary.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 7:54 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: speaking of Marcia Fineman

Folks -

David just mentioned one of my favorite books for group discussion -
Talking about Books. Does anyone know how to get more copies? None of the
information on the book works and Baker & Taylor no longer carries the book.

Thanks, Patty

Patty Franz
Supervising Librarian
Pamunkey Regional Library
P. O. Box 119
Hanover, VA 23069

[removed]@pamunkeylibrary.org
www.pamunkeylibrary.org

-----Original Message-----
From: David Wright [[removed]@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:42 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: a painted house (AND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS)

Hi, Denese,
I'm not really answering your specific
question - I'm sure someone else here will have a
tip for that - but one resource that I've found
really helpful in preparing discussion for any
book, whether anyone else has assembled questions
or not, is Marcia Fineman's 'Talking About
Books.' She includes an extensive list of
generic questions on Setting, Plot,
Conflict/Resolution, Characterization, Character
Motivation, and Theme, many of which can be
adapted to ANY work of fiction. It is great
getting pre-made questions, but sometimes these
are pretty lame, and you may find that you're
able to come up with more interesting additional
questions on your own, with this template to
steer by.
David Wright
Seattle Public Library


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FROM: Spencer Ms Martha <[removed]@usmc-mccs.org>
REC'D: 1/28/03, 9:01 AM

Amazon lists the book as available, shipping in 8 to 14 days. It looks like
a self-published work, (the publisher is Talking About Books). Price is
11.95/10.16.

Martha

-----Original Message-----
From: Franz, Patty [[removed]@pamunkeylibrary.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:54 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: speaking of Marcia Fineman

Folks -

David just mentioned one of my favorite books for group discussion -
Talking about Books. Does anyone know how to get more copies? None of the
information on the book works and Baker & Taylor no longer carries the book.

Thanks, Patty

Patty Franz
Supervising Librarian
Pamunkey Regional Library
P. O. Box 119
Hanover, VA 23069

[removed]@pamunkeylibrary.org
www.pamunkeylibrary.org

-----Original Message-----
From: David Wright [[removed]@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:42 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: a painted house (AND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS)

Hi, Denese,
I'm not really answering your specific
question - I'm sure someone else here will have a
tip for that - but one resource that I've found
really helpful in preparing discussion for any
book, whether anyone else has assembled questions
or not, is Marcia Fineman's 'Talking About
Books.' She includes an extensive list of
generic questions on Setting, Plot,
Conflict/Resolution, Characterization, Character
Motivation, and Theme, many of which can be
adapted to ANY work of fiction. It is great
getting pre-made questions, but sometimes these
are pretty lame, and you may find that you're
able to come up with more interesting additional
questions on your own, with this template to
steer by.
David Wright
Seattle Public Library


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FROM: V Godfrey - Pinellas Park <[removed]@tblc.org>
REC'D: 1/28/03, 9:43 AM

Hi Patty,
I bought it directly from the author. Her email address is
[removed]@aol.com and the other contact info is as follows:

Talking About Books
P.O. Box 10202
Rockville, MD 20849
301-913-0353
800-484-7592 #7586

Vivian

On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Franz, Patty wrote:

> Folks -
>
> David just mentioned one of my favorite books for group discussion -
> Talking about Books. Does anyone know how to get more copies? None of the
> information on the book works and Baker & Taylor no longer carries the book.
>
> Thanks, Patty
>
> Patty Franz
> Supervising Librarian
> Pamunkey Regional Library
> P. O. Box 119
> Hanover, VA 23069
>
> [removed]@pamunkeylibrary.org
> www.pamunkeylibrary.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Wright [[removed]@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:42 PM
> To: Fiction_L
> Subject: Re: a painted house (AND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS)
>
>
> Hi, Denese,
> I'm not really answering your specific
> question - I'm sure someone else here will have a
> tip for that - but one resource that I've found
> really helpful in preparing discussion for any
> book, whether anyone else has assembled questions
> or not, is Marcia Fineman's 'Talking About
> Books.' She includes an extensive list of
> generic questions on Setting, Plot,
> Conflict/Resolution, Characterization, Character
> Motivation, and Theme, many of which can be
> adapted to ANY work of fiction. It is great
> getting pre-made questions, but sometimes these
> are pretty lame, and you may find that you're
> able to come up with more interesting additional
> questions on your own, with this template to
> steer by.
> David Wright
> Seattle Public Library
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>

--
Vivian Godfrey
Collection Management
Pinellas Park Public Library
7770 52nd Street
Pinellas Park, FL 33781-3498
(727)541-0718

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