January 20, 2006 In Cold Blood

The book group decided that Truman Capote's In Cold Blood would be our next month's selection. There's alot of attention being paid to the book at t he moment, of course, due to the movie Capote that's out right now, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as Capote. I can tell its sort of the "book of the moment" since I think typically it would be pretty easy to get it from the library, but right now of course there's a major wait. My mom's book group is discussing In Cold Blood on Monday and she's found some great research that she'll share with me to help enliven our discussion. We had a great discussion on Adrian Nicole LeBlanc's Random Family, I think the book really struck a chord with us and left a lasting impression. Diane had found a link to an interview with the author online, so we all crowded into the tiny office at my house and listed. It was fascinating to hear from the author herself about how she had forged intense relationships with the people in the book. On another note, I'm still working on the Pirate Sweater- wrasslin' with it more like it- more on that in the next few days, with photos to boot! Arrgh, matey!