![]() ![]() Sometimes the novels chosen are new, often they are from the backlist and occasionally re-issued from way back. Today the fruits are used in jams and pies. But to keep ourselves on our toes, we have a rule that author gender is alternated, girl-boy-girl-boy, and the continents always rotated (with occasional glitches). In the past, Hawaiians used vibrant ‘akala berry juice to dye kapa (barkcloth). Too good to be true? The catch is that the bookshop gets to choose what the book group reads. Each month the discussion is lively and unpretentious, with naughty snacks and plenty to drink. You don’t even have to have had read the book. ![]() ![]() The title to be read and discussed is sign-posted and on sale for the whole of the previous month (with a discount for those who make it known they intend to come) and everybody is welcome, whether first-timer, part-timer or regular-timer. ![]() With rare exceptions such as bank holidays, the book group meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm. Akala takes his own experiences and widens them out to look at the social, historical and political factors that have. Now past its tenth year the Crow Book Group has grown into a regular social event. ![]()
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