I just have impressions of last evening's talk with our author, Brian Copeland, because frankly I was too interested in what the man was saying to stop and take many notes! He did begin by telling us that the book came out of his one-man show, a project that is "the longest running solo show in San Francisco history." He told us that, when he began to want to write a show, he consulted Carl Reiner. Reiner told him to "find the piece of ground that you alone stand on and write from there." Copeland's piece of ground was his experience as a black child growing up in a white suburb. He has since discovered that his experiences were shared by others living in different towns during the same time in our country's history. Brian has also, through the experience of the show, been able to talk to his siblings about what they endured trying to live near some people who did not want them in the neighborhood.
Brian Copeland, an articulate and entertaining speaker, talked to us and answered questions for 45 minutes by phone from his home in California. Afterward, the group stayed to discuss what we had heard and read. I know I always say after a meeting that it was the best we ever had: I'm saying it again. This was the best Beaufort Book Club yet! Thanks, Tally, for being our moderator.
If you would like to know more about the show, the book, and the author, go to:
http://www.briancopeland.com/.
The library will have a copy of the book as soon as my donated copy is processed. I hope you will read it or purchase your own. I'm told that the Beaufort Book Store will order one for you. It is also available on Amazon.
Next month we will meet on August 21 to discuss Sisters of Cain by Mariam Monfredo. Don't miss it!
Brian Copeland, an articulate and entertaining speaker, talked to us and answered questions for 45 minutes by phone from his home in California. Afterward, the group stayed to discuss what we had heard and read. I know I always say after a meeting that it was the best we ever had: I'm saying it again. This was the best Beaufort Book Club yet! Thanks, Tally, for being our moderator.
If you would like to know more about the show, the book, and the author, go to:
http://www.briancopeland.com/.
The library will have a copy of the book as soon as my donated copy is processed. I hope you will read it or purchase your own. I'm told that the Beaufort Book Store will order one for you. It is also available on Amazon.
Next month we will meet on August 21 to discuss Sisters of Cain by Mariam Monfredo. Don't miss it!
