Updates!

Some news about the club meetings and events for the remainder of the quarter:

1. Week 9: Thanksgiving week. Since many will be out of town Wednesday for Thanksgiving weekend, it was decided last meeting that the meeting in Week 9 will be rescheduled. Please meet us at the Anthill Pub in the Student Center for our "Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner" Monday, November 22 at 7pm where we will also be discussing the first 2/3 of Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (the book is divided by 3 - Black Dog, Ride On and Hurt. We will be reading up to Hurt).

2. Week 10: The Bookstore is having one of their sales on Wednesday, December 1, so we will need to relocate. Details are to be determined.

3. Fall Quarter / End of the Year Party: A combination of Irine's farewell, Jen's bon voyage, and White Elephant gift exchange. It will be at Irine's apartment (at Stanford Court) and it is Harry Potter themed! It will be on Friday night, December 10. Details later.

4. Rocky Horror Picture Show: We will be attending Rocky Horror on Saturday night, December 11. Pre-show activities begin at 11pm, the show begins at midnight. Expect a two-hour show. Members pay $7, non-members pay $10. Details about transportation and fee due dates later.

A.B.C. Fall 2010 - New Announcements!

Our apologies for the late start, but A.B.C. meetings will resume in Week 3! We have a lot of new things planned this quarter and I hope you all can join us.

A.B.C. Meetings

When: Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 (first meeting in week 3)
Where: UCI Bookstore

Membership fees are $10/quarter and $20/year (optimal). You do not have to be a member to join our discussions, but events and activities are covered for those with memberships.

We are proud to announce the new theme for this quarter: Twisted Tales, in honor of Halloween. The following is the book list in the order we will be reading them:

1. Haunted: A Novel of Stories by Chuck Palahniuk
Summary: Twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales you’ll ever encounter—sometimes all at once. They are told by people who have answered an ad headlined “Writers’ Retreat: Abandon Your Life for Three Months,” and who are led to believe that here they will leave behind all the distractions of “real life” that are keeping them from creating the masterpiece that is in them. But “here” turns out to be a cavernous and ornate old theater where they are utterly isolated from the outside world—and where heat and power and, most important, food are in increasingly short supply. And the more desperate the circumstances become, the more extreme the stories they tell—and the more devious their machinations become to make themselves the hero of the inevitable play/movie/nonfiction blockbuster that will surely be made from their plight.

2. Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Summary: Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. Often regarded as archetypal, the play tells of the dangers of the lust for power and the betrayal of friends. It also includes a reach out to the paranormal, on ghosts and witches, their warnings and their curses.

3. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Summary: Aging death-metal rock legend Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals...a used hangman's noose...a snuff film. But nothing he possesses is as unique or as dreadful as his latest purchase off the Internet: a one-of-a-kind curiosity that arrives at his door in a black heart-shaped box...a musty dead man's suit still inhabited by the spirit of its late owner. And now everywhere Judas Coyne goes, the old man is there—watching, waiting, dangling a razor blade on a chain from his bony hand.

We are planning to accompany our readings of perverse, horror-inspired stories with different activities / events such as taking a ghost tour or one-time course on the paranormal, attending a Shakespeare play, or watching horror films based on novels. Please drop by the first meeting for more details! We will also be discussing what we have read so far in Chuck Palahniuk's Haunted.

UCI Ranks No. 2 in MFA Program

In a new ranking done by the Huffinton Post, UCI's MFA program came in No. 2!! The Huffington Post article compiled what its editors consider the best master's of fine arts writing programs and based much of the decision on the success of writers from the school. Did you all know Alice Sebold ("The Lovely Bones") and Michael Chabon ("The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay") are both UCI alumni?!

Save Our Seeker Campaign

Do you have a TV show based on your favorite books? Well, if you read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, you will know that the beloved series, Legend of the Seeker (based on the books) is in danger of being canceled. After just 2 seasons, the show has built a cult following so fans are not going to let it go down without a fight. In the past, our very own Christine Antonios has reviewed the series, and has now been following the campaign and decided to fill you in! Most recently, the author has issued his full support for the cause and further rallied the fans.

If you know the books, join the cause. And if not, it's about time you became confessed.

~~~~~~~~Christine's Campaign tips~~~
Legend of the Seeker is in crisis and fans have risen to the challenge. Now, we all know that I love projects and to have something to fight for, so come on people THINK OF THE SOLUTION... NOT THE PROBLEM! For full coverage and updates on the campaign, visit SaveOurSeeker.com and follow the twitter feeds!

What you can do to help:

1) TWEET!: We are trying to trend, so be sure to tweet and Retweet! Specifically, tweet #SaveOurSeeker at 8am EST, #LegendoftheSeeker at 12pm EST, #BridgetRegan at 8pm EST on Saturdays and #MotherConfessorDay on Mother's Day. See here for best tips on how to trend. If you can't tweet live at those times, set your TwAitter to tweet for you!

2) DONATE: Fans have started a brilliant idea to buy a "Thank you/ Please reconsider" ad in Variety and Hollywood Reporter. Variety ad ran Friday May 7th (see ad here) and Hollywood Reporter ad will run later this month. The ads thanks the cast and crew for an amazing 2 seasons and also asks the execs to reconsider renewing for a season 3. In just over one week, fans have raised over $10,000 and counting. Every bit counts so click here to donate!

3) SIGN: Petitions have been circulating ever since Tribune pulled out of season 3, but now it's serious. Sign the petition here.

4) WRITE: This is the most time consuming but possibly the most helpful. Most importantly, make people aware of the commotion and of the fan demand. At the moment, fans are trying to get The Ellen Show to bring LOTS star, Bridget Regan, on her show to support the campaign. If it works, millions of people may be interested enough to tune in.

Also, see below for a sample of what to write the executives and SEND emails to Chandler.hayes@abc.com, anne.sweeney@disney.com or here for how to contact ABC and Disney.


5) WATCH: There are only a few episodes left in the second season, but it is VITAL that those episodes bring in big numbers. The studios need to know there is a solid audience for the show. If you have never seen Legend before, catch up here and watch the final episodes starting this weekend (check your local listings)

WINTER THEME AND BOOK LIST!

Congrats to everyone who voted for our Winter Quarter theme and book list! Believe it or not, Graphic Novels only won by ONE VOTE! Because of the great response, we will be doing Banned Books in the Spring.

I am excited to announce out Graphic Novels book list for Winter. These novels obviously run long (though quick to read), so I encourage you to start reading over winter break. Also, the UCI bookstore will be ordering the books, so all will be in stock once January comes, but these tend to be a little pricier, so you may want to order from Amazon. Depending on how we do with time, all other readings will be from online graphic novels (TBA).



Winter 2010 Graphic Novels
1.Watchmen by Alan Moore, Illustrated by Dave Gibbons (416pgs)
2.Blankets by Craig Thompson (582pgs)
3.The Complete Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman (296pgs)
4.Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Francois Voltaire (380pgs)

VOTE for Winter Book Theme

We narrowed down next quarter's theme to "Banned Books" or "Graphic Novels". Many of you asked to look at lists for each theme before voting on one, so I have attached two book lists on our facebook discussion. Each one has many MANY books to chose from, but it should give you a good idea of what kinds of books we may be reading next quarter. Please reply with your vote within the next week so I can get a finalized list to the bookstore.

Also, once you have chosen your preferred theme, please give me a few books within those themes that you would like to read. I cannot promise to include all your books, because it depends on how we can fit within the 10 weeks but your feedback would be greatly appreciated.

HAPPY READING,
abc

abc Fall '09

First Fall 09 Bookmark!

Check out the amazing bookmark that Jolene created for Sense and Sensibility!! Become an official member and come to our first meeting to get yours!!

Tweet Us!

ABC has hit twitter! Be sure to follow us @anteaterbooks for updates on book reviews, upcoming author signings, book releases, book deals and club information!

http://twitter.com/anteaterbooks

Newspaper Column

The Anteater Book Club will be featured as a regular column in the New U (UC Irvine's campus news paper!). We will be bringing a new book review to students every other week so be sure to pick up a copy, on stands every Monday!

This means that we will be looking for authors to write book reviews each week. If you are interested in being published in the school paper, please contact us.