Irene sends this video except from the movie All.I.Can with skiing footage from Trail, BC. The movie explores the effect of global warming on big mountain skiing.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
Update of new year reading list...
Check the columns on the right for the list of books due to be read and the host for that month's meeting.
Remember that details about the book are below, under July entry.
Remember that details about the book are below, under July entry.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Extra Reading...
Ape House by Sara Gruen - recommended by Jan
Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda - recommended by Donna
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell - recommended by Donna
Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel - recommended by Jan
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout - recommended by Dori
Winter Vault by Anne Michaels - recommended by Irene
Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda - recommended by Donna
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell - recommended by Donna
Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel - recommended by Jan
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout - recommended by Dori
Winter Vault by Anne Michaels - recommended by Irene
2011 - 2012 book selections
At the June meeting, books were selected for the next year. I will list them here and then post them as a sidebar.
September 15 at Sharan's - Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein - (recommended by Dori)
October 20 at Dori's - The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis - (Irene)
November 17 at Roberta's - Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver - (Donna)
December and January - - Mavericks by Aritha van Herk - (Irene)
February 16 - - March by Geraldine Brooks - (Jan)
March 15 - - Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - (Monique)
April 19 - - Room by Emma Donoghue - (Donna)
May 17 - - A Year of Living Generously by Lawrence Scanlan - (Cindy)
June 21 - - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
September 15 at Sharan's - Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein - (recommended by Dori)
October 20 at Dori's - The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis - (Irene)
November 17 at Roberta's - Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver - (Donna)
December and January - - Mavericks by Aritha van Herk - (Irene)
February 16 - - March by Geraldine Brooks - (Jan)
March 15 - - Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - (Monique)
April 19 - - Room by Emma Donoghue - (Donna)
May 17 - - A Year of Living Generously by Lawrence Scanlan - (Cindy)
June 21 - - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Upcoming Lecture...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
John Dutton Theatre, Central Library
7 pm, Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.WordFest presents award-winning authors Elizabeth Hay and Miriam Toews for a memorable event featuring each of their respective new books. Elizabeth Hay will be reading from her new book, Alone in the Classroom, and Toews will be reading from Irma Voth; both novels are being published this Spring.
Copies of Alone in the Classroom and Irma Voth will be available for sale courtesy of Pages Books on Kensington and both authors will be available to sign after the readings.
The John Dutton Theatre is located on the 2nd floor of the Central Library at 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB.
Click on the red links to read about the books.
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