I hope y'all enjoyed reading SPOOK with us this October! What's not to love about the science of the after life? As told by Mary Roach?



So there's a lot of information packed into this volume. Lots of mad—and perhaps not-so-mad—scientists as well as some highly unlikely theories. So let's get to the discussion!

QUESTIONS

• 1. What was your favorite section of SPOOK and why?
  
  
• 2. After reading SPOOK, do you find yourself believing something you didn't before picking up the book? Do you find yourself NOT believing something that you DID before reading the book?
  
  
• 3. What do you think about Mary Roach's writing style, both as a science writer and a narrative non-fiction author?
  
  
  
• 4. SPOOK talks about a lot of different ways of contacting and experiencing communication with the dead, from seances to electromagnetic fields. Would you ever try one of these methods? Which method did you find most credible?
  

LET'S DO A THING!

As an activity, pick a page from SPOOK and create an erasure poem from it. Don't know what an erasure poem is? Check out this information from Writer's Workshop.

PRIZES TO BE HAD!

The top participant for October will get TWO BOOKS of spooky/weird/fun nonfiction! The first book they'll be receiving is GHOSTS OF CHICAGO: The Windy City's Most Famous Haunts by Adam Selzer, courtesy of Llewellyn. They will also receive DR. MUTTER'S MARVELS: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz courtesy of Penguin Books/Avery. Both books are guaranteed to excite and entertain. How do you win the prizes?  Participate! LionesseRampant is keeping tack of your comments and the activities you participate in for book club throughout the month! The person who contributes the most to the discussion and participates in the most activities for the month wins this awesome prize pack!  And, as always a copy of each of these books will be going into the prize box that will be sent to the top participant of July-December 2015!