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Cicada Books and Coffee Expands Bookclub By ALYSSA WOOD
REPORTER Cicada Books and Coffee, located on 14th St. in Huntington, has garnered a reputation for their coffee, books, and now, t wo book clubs. Offering an array of espressos, tea and hot chocolate, Cicada Books encourages a book along with their menu. On their website you can find a “top 50” set of books recommended by their barista, Dawn Nolan. For those wanting a friendlier, in-person experience, the shop offers two different clubs for patrons to join. Run by mother and daughter Dawn Hylbert and Katie Norman, Cicada Books created their first book club in January 2019. The first club created at Cicada Books is called Tast y Reads. Tast y Reads focuses on books about cooking, what to cook and even a few biographical books by famous chefs. Nolan, barista and head of marketing, said around a dozen show up to the meetings, but around 100 people from around the area are in their Facebook group, and follow along with posts, even if they’re not able to make it in person. Nolan said because people have been binging T.V. shows over the past several months, the book club wanted to dis-
cuss shows based on books. Thus, the Based on Books Club was founded. Meetings take place the third Thursday of every month and focus on books that have recently hit the screen. The first book being read by the book club is “The Queen’s Gambit” by Walter Tevis. As they had their f irst meeting Thursday, community members can join on t h e i r Fa c e b o o k g r ou p, b e a r i n g t he sa me n a me of the club, or in person. Socia l d istancing measures are in place a nd m a s k s a r e required for the i n-per son meetings, so patrons can still feel safe while participating. “The Queen’s Gambit” is available for purchase at Cicada, but the quantity is limited. Cicada B ook s and Cof fee a lso offers board game n ight s , k n it t i ng g roups and student movie nights to encourage members from the community to come togeth-
er. According to Nolan, the Bookstore and Coffee Shop is, “not just a bookstore, not just a café, but a community space.” Alyssa Woods, woods161@ Marshall.edu.
Marshall to Unveil Statue of Hal Greer ASSOCIATED PRESS
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University will dedicate a statue of Hall of Fame guard Hal Greer next month. The university said an outdoor ceremony will be held Oct. 9 near Marshall’s Cam Henderson Center. The nearly 8-foot-tall bronze statue was created by Huntington native Frederick Hightower Sr. Hightower also created a statue of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson at West Virginia State in Institute. Greer died in 2018 at age 81. He grew up in Huntington, starred at Marshall and became the Philadelphia 76ers’ career leading scorer. Greer was named to 10 straight NBA All-Star games and earned All-Star Game MVP honors in 1968. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.
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