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Below are detailed the choices for July's book club discussion and tweetup:
Read descriptions of each below (courtesy of goodreads.com), and cast your vote by replying @skirtBirmingham on twitter! The winning book will be announced on twitter and skirtbham.com on July 1!

1. The Writing Class by Jincy Willet
“Amy Gallup is gifted, perhaps too gifted for her own good. Published at only twenty-two, she peaked early and found critical but not commercial success. Now her former life is gone, along with her writing career and beloved husband. A reclusive widow, her sole companion a dour, flatulent basset hound who barely tolerates her, her daily mantra Kill Me Now, she is a loner afraid to be alone. Her only bright spot each week is the writing class that she teaches at the university extension.”

2. The Girls from Ames
“From the coauthor of ‘The Last Lecture’ comes a moving tribute to female friendships, with the inspiring true story of eleven girls and the ten women they became.”

3. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
“Mark Haddon's bitterly funny debut novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, is a murder mystery of sorts--one told by an autistic version of Adrian Mole. Fifteen-year-old Christopher John Francis Boone is mathematically gifted and socially hopeless, raised in a working-class home by parents who can barely cope with their child's quirks. He takes everything that he sees (or is told) at face value, and is unable to sort out the strange behavior of his elders and peers.”

4. Guyland by Michael Kimmel
“The passage from adolescence to adulthood was once clear, coherent, and relatively secure: in their late teenage years and early twenties, guys "put away childish things" and entered their futures as responsible adults. Today growing up has become more complex and confusing as young men drift casually through college and beyond—hanging out, partying, playing with tech toys, watching sports. But beneath the appearance of a simple extended boyhood, a more dangerous social world has developed, far away from the traditional signposts and cultural signals that once helped boys navigate their way to manhood.”

5. Full Frontal Feminism by Jessica Valenti
“Feminism isn't dead. It just isn't very cool anymore. Enter Full Frontal Feminism, a book that embodies the forward-looking messages that author Jessica Valenti propagates on her popular website, Feministing.com. Covering a range of topics, including pop culture, health, reproductive rights, violence, education, relationships, and more, Valenti provides young women a primer on why feminism matters.”

How the Twitter Book Club works:

1. If you're not already, become a follower of skirtBirmingham on twitter.
2. Get your hands on a copy of our book pick.
3. Read the book and insert your comments into the conversation on twitter using the hashtag: #skirtbooks.
4. Stay tuned for information about our July 28th tweetup meetup!