News Release

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May 10, 2005

Literature for Lunch Will Kick Off with 'Small Island'
 

Literature for Lunch, a monthly book discussion group supported by Boise State University�s English Department, will begin its fall series on Sept. 7 with Small Island.
 

The public is invited to attend the sessions from 12:10-1 p.m. at the Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd. All of the sessions are free, and no reservations are required. Books will be available at a 20 percent discount at the Vista Book Gallery, 890 S. Vista Ave., and a 25 percent discount at the Boise State University Bookstore. The Boise State Bookstore also will validate the book buyer�s parking for the public lot behind the Student Union Building.
 

This semester�s selections all feature fiction and memoirs from the Caribbean. This year�s lineup includes:

Wednesday, Sept. 7: Small Island, by Andrea Levy. Small Island was the winner of the Orange Prize for fiction in 2004. It�s a touching and sometimes humorous depiction of the lives of Jamaican immigrants in England during and after World War II.
 

Wednesday, Oct. 5: The Middle Passage, by V.S. Naipaul. This travel narrative by the Nobel Prize-winning author records with fine detail his observations of people and places, starting with the voyage from Waterloo Station and Southampton back to the West Indies � Trinidad, British Guiana, Surinam, Martinique and Jamaica.

Wednesday, Nov. 2: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat. This collection of gripping short stories on Haitian life was a finalist for the National Book Award and was the winner of the Pushcart Prize.

Wednesday, Dec. 7: Lucy, by Jamaica Kincaid. Lucy Potter arrives in New York City from another small island (Kincaid was born in Antigua) to begin work as an au pair for the �perfect family.� This is a powerful story about mothers and daughters.
 

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Contact: Carol Martin, English Department, (208) 426-1179, cmartin@boisestate.edu; 
Jan Widmayer, (208) 426-1233, jwidmayer@boisestate.edu

Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Relations, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005