On Wednesday, November 2, 2011, Pageturners book discussion group will welcome local author, Roger M. Ajluni, M.D., who will be discussing his book, Gospel of a Cab Driver. This special Meet the Author Event is free and open to the public and will be held at 1:15 p.m. in the VisTaTech Center.

Gospel of a Cab Driver is the story of Zechariah, an illegal immigrant and the son of a Muslim father and a Jewish mother. It is also the tale of America’s recent political, religious, and cultural entanglements. Set around the events of September 11, 2001, the novel addresses themes of identity, geopolitics, and cultural and religious tolerance—all within the frame of a love story.

Dr. Ajluni's tale celebrates the mysterious capacity of the human mind to reach out and extend one's identity beyond what is mandated by birth and tradition.  Part romance, part contemporary political allegory, the story of Zechariah reminds us of the core principles and values our nation always claimed to hold.

Dr. Ajluni, was born in Palestine and moved to the U.S. in 1954. He lives and practices medicine in Michigan. He and his wife have four children. Gospel of a Cab Driver is his first novel.

Copies of Gospel of a Cab Driver are available for a significant discount in the Schoolcraft College Bookstore and will be available for purchase at the Meet the Author Event.

Pageturners will be discussing The Long Exile: A tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High Arctic in November, which is also currently available in the bookstore at a discounted price. For a complete list of upcoming Pageturner events planned for 2011-12 visit http://sites.google.com/site/scpageturners/.