November 3 - Mark Your Calendar!

Not Schoolbook History:

Two Hunters, Hammett, and a Falcon

Presented by Julie Rivett, granddaughter of Dashiell Hammett, and

Richard Layman, Hammett scholar and biographer

Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 7 p.m.

Sidney J. Lee Auditorium

Schafer Hall

Bismarck State College


Sponsored by BSC Campus Read Committee

Persepolis in the News

The 2009 Campus Read selection was a graphic novel, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, a memoir of a girl growing up in revolutionary Iran. The book was also made into a film that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Today's Bismarck Tribune (October 10, 2011) includes a story about what happened after a Tunisian television station showed the film, Persepolis. Tunisian police arrested dozens of Islamist demonstrators set on attacking the offices of the TV station. The article said,"The assault is the latest in a rise in attacks against perceived symbols of secularism by hardcore Muslims in Tunisia ahead of this month's election. Once suppressed by the former regime, conservative Muslims are increasingly making themselves heard in the country's politics."

For the complete story, go to: Tunisian Police Stop Hard Line Attack on TV Station.

What Is a Book Worth?

What's a copy of The Maltese Falcon (or any other old book you might run across) worth? Check out this posting from the BookTryst blog before you toss something into the trash!