University Library Book Club: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fanny Flagg
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Join us for a a discussion of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fanny Flagg, to celebrate National Year of Reading and Bookflix.
About the book
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fanny Flagg
Loughborough University Library Book Club
Wednesday 22 April, 12.30-1.30pm
Study Room 1 (SR1), Pilkington Library and Microsoft Teams
Join staff from Pilkington Library for the University Book Club’s discussion of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fanny Flagg.
Centred on the friendship between a middle-aged housewife and an elderly woman, the novel explores family, aging, lesbianism and racism. It was adapted into the feature film Fried Green Tomatoes in 1999.
This book was chosen as part of Bookflix, which celebrates book available in the Library that have been made into films. There will be a Bookflix display available in the Library from 13-24 April.
All are welcome — whether you’ve read the whole book, part of it, or just want to listen in. Bring your lunch, your thoughts, and your curiosity!
Access to the book
The Library has a subscription to Libby, the leisure reading app widely used by public libraries. Libby enables the Library to support the wellbeing of all its users by providing access to leisure reading, wellbeing, and audiobook titles. Content includes ebooks, emagazines, and much more. To get started, simply download the Libby app and sign in. The app can be downloaded from the app store, or from a link on the Libby homepage.
Through Libby, the Library have purchased an ebook of Greta and Valdin, though, unfortunately due to licensing restrictions, it’s one-user at a time only. As this is the case, an audiobook copy has also been purchased and this has unlimited access.
About the Book Club
The University Book Club is run by staff from Pilkington Library and is open to all current and former students and staff of Loughborough University. It meets in person in the Library but the meetings can also be accessed remotely via Teams.
Accessibility
There is step-free access into the Library and lift access to Level 3.
View the Access Guide for Pilkington Library on AccessAble
Booking Information
To join the Book Club, please subscribe to the mailing list (which uses JISC-mail) using the link below. You can also join the Book Club on Microsoft Teams.
Join the Book Club mailing list
Join Book Club on Microsoft Teams
Once you have signed up to the mailing list you will receive email confirmation of your subscription with further information. From then on you will receive all emails sent to the group, including dates of future meetings, book choices and login details if you wish to join via Teams. Please join the mailing list at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date to make sure you receive the login details in time.
Contact details:
Sharon Reid
library@lboro.ac.uk