Entries by Alex Baca | Next American City
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BOOK CLUB: In the Garden of Beasts, Discussed
Jump into the comments to discuss September’s book club pick, Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts.
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September Book Club Pick: Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts
For September’s book club, we’ll read acclaimed narrative nonfiction writer Erik Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin.
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BOOK CLUB: Tom Scocca’s Beijing Welcomes You, Discussed
A discussion of our August book club pick, Tom Scocca’s Beijing Welcomes You: Unveiling the Capital City of the Future.
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August Book Club Pick: Tom Scocca’s Beijing Welcomes You
Next American City’s book club will read Tom Scocca’s Beijing Welcomes You during the month of August.
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BOOK CLUB: Taras Grescoe’s Straphanger, Discussed
Welcome to Next American City’s book club’s July discussion, of Taras Grescoe’s Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves From the Automobile.
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July Book Club Pick: Taras Grescoe’s Straphanger
For our July book club selection, we’ll read Taras Grescoe’s Straphanger: Saving Our Cities and Ourselves From the Automobile. Grescoe, a travel writer, recounts his rides on public transportation systems in cities around the world. Meet back here on July 25 to discuss!
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BOOK CLUB: Alexandra Lange’s Writing About Architecture, Discussed
Welcome to the first installment of Next American City’s book club discussion. I largely enjoyed Alexandra Lange’s Writing About Architecture. What did you think?
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Welcome to Our Book Club
Next American City is launching an online book club. My name is Alex, and I’m here to curate our discussion of the chosen texts. To start things off, we will read Alexandra Lange’s Writing About Architecture.


