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The last time you participated in a book club, you ended up frantically searching the Interwebs an hour before it met for the Cliffs Notes version of David McCullough’s 700-page snoozer, John Adams. Never again.

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The folks at Practical Art in Phoenix believe that the literary snob who suggested McCullough’s tome should be made to walk the plank. The downtown gallery is hosting a new Lazy Arse’s Book Club, where each month’s read is 200 pages or less and sea-themed -- which means instead of sipping syrah and feigning interest in the Revolution, you’ll be tossing back a rum-and-coke in a chill discussion facilitated by Practical Art co-owner Kara Roschi.

The twice-monthly club kicks off with Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura, a mere 192 pages about a young boy who lives in a poor fishing village. Try to read at least half of the book before attending.
Mon., June 6, 6 p.m., 2011