Charlotte Brontë, You Ruined My Life

1. Poetry readings from an upcoming book about which we have little information:

Charlotte Brontë, You Ruined My Life
by Barbara Louise Ungar
Word Works Books
ISBN13 978-0-915380-79-4

Ungar's diabolical book is both devilishly funny and devastatingly honest about love, sex, marriage and divorce. 2011 Hilary Tham Capital Collection publication.

Today, August 14, Barbara Ungar will read her poetry in North Adams, MA:

Papyri Books - Wordplay
Aug. 14 -7:00 pm Stuart Bartow “Reasons to Hate the Sky” and Barbara Louise Ungar.

And in Hudson, NY, in October:

Hudson Opera House
Saturday, October 10, 2:00 p.m.
Poetry Reading: Lee Gould, Stuart Bartow and Barbara Louise Ungar
Barbara Louise Ungar's most recent poetry collection, Charlotte Brontë, You Ruined My Life, was a 2009 finalist for the National Poetry Series and Sarabande Books' Morton Prize.

2. There is a curious initiative in Naperville, IL:

Anderson's Bookshop Downers Grove
Saturday, August 14 2:00 p.m.

Our Mother-Daughter Book Club continues with a fun and lively discussion of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Read Chapters 17-33 together, then come ready to share your thoughts. New members are welcome. Please RSVP by calling our Downers Grove store at (630) 963-2665.

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