News Of The World Book Club

This novel told in the past tense opens on captain kidd who since the end of the civil war has been wandering from city to city in north texas and giving professional readings of news stories that he collects from national and international newspapers.

News of the world book club. News of the world. Paulette jiles s novel news of the world tells the tale of 72 year old captain jefferson kyle kidd and 10 year old johanna leonberger s journey from wichita texas to castroville texas in 1870 and how that journey would forever and drastically change the course of each of their lives. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide.

Obviously the novel s title refers to this activity but what else might the news of the world refer to in the novel. Book club discussion questions for news of the world by paulette jiles transport yourself away this winter to a warm dry world of adventure. All literary journeys follow the arc of the hero s journey.

After reading news of the world by paulette jiles we are wholeheartedly recommending it for your book club. Author interviews book reviews and lively book commentary are found here. Captain kidd makes a living traveling through north texas reading the news to audiences who pay to hear hear him.

Content includes books from bestselling midlist and debut authors. Best book club guide. It is 1870 and captain jefferson kyle kidd travels through northern texas giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world.

How does this novel adhere to that ancient. Our book club page for news of the world by paulette jiles includes book club discussion questions author website book summary talking points review reader comments. National book award finalist fiction.

This novel is one of the more literary novels featured on book club bites to date but like the others the goldfinch peace like a river etc news of the world has both strong characters and strong plot. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them the captain enjoys his rootless solitary existence. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.