Roots Readalong

These are the participants:
Nyota24 (hostess)
itsmejudy
lovestoreadinmo
Larkonapost
Torchgirl
Sternschnuppe28
nightraine56 (discussions only -- she's already read it!)

And the schedule:
For July: Chapters 1-36
For August: Chapters 37-67
For September: Chapters 68-94
For October: Chapters 95 to the end

And some other useful links:
- Roots on Wikipedia--beware of spoilers!
- a radio interview on NPR with Bill Haley, son of Alex Haley on the occasion of the 30 year anniversary of the novel
- notes on Roots at Answers.com
- TV One is celebrating the 30-year anniversary with the miniseries Roots: The Next Generations