SHOOT FROM THE HIP

For those just tuning in, I’d like to announce that A Squared Group has an inter-office book club.  One of the many unique perks that makes this place an awesome one at which to work, the book club is a quarterly affair. So, it’s time to select our next book. Drum roll, please…

This summer’s read is Devil’s Garden, by Ace Atkins.

Our book club works like many others. One of the team members chooses a book. The selection requirements are as follows:

a) Subject matter must be relevant to our work, convey our sensibility as a company and/or address a prescient cultural issue, as determined by the individual making the selection.

b) It may be either fiction or non-fiction.

c) It may be of any length. One caveat:  those who choose tomes that rival the size of a dictionary better have a persuasive argument to back their decision.

A Squared Group provides a copy of the book to every team member. Each person’s name is put in a hat. One name is drawn out of that hat. That lucky individual leads a discussion about the book, in three months time.  

The discussion is frequently raucous. It is had over lunch. It reflects the respect we have for each other’s ideas and the pleasure we take in listening to each other’s opinions. In short, it’s a lot of fun.

Would you like to join in the conversation? If so, pick up a copy of Devil’s Garden. Find some moments in the next few months during which to read it. I’ll be doing the same. At the end of the summer, I’ll let you know what everyone here thought about the read, and I’ll look forward to hearing your feedback.

Happy reading!