A reminder of books selected for the 2012 - 2013 year:
December 13 - PICTURES OF YOU by Caroline Leavitt
January 24 - SILENCE ON THE MOUNTAIN by Daniel Wilkinson
February 21 - HALF BLOOD BLUES by Esi Edugyan
March 21 - THE BEAUTY OF HUMANITY MOVEMENT by Camilla Gibb
April 18 - WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST by Gregory Maguire
May 16 - BODY AND SOUL by Frank Conroy
June - A THOUSAND FAREWELLS by Nahlah Ayed
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
January book selection...
Sharan has picked the book SILENCE ON THE MOUNTAIN by Daniel Wilkinson for the January meeting.
Roberta writes:
Roberta writes:
Sharan asked me to read her suggestion for the
January meeting "Silence on the Mountain" by Daniel Wilkinson. It is a
non-fiction account of his attempts to get the buried stories of Guatemalans who
lived through the terror driven history of their civil war. He focuses on
one region and the burning of one plantation house and extrapolates to broader
issues. This makes the story very accessible.
I found it easy to read, compelling and very
balanced as he presented stories from all sides of the conflict. I took some
notes so I wouldn't forget all and it took me a week to read. (350 pages)
Unfortunately, there is only one copy in the library so if all are to read it we
need to start now and keep passing it on.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Hosts for September on...
Well, at least the first two months!
Haifa will host September.
Ann (NO, changed to Dori) will host October.
Haifa will host September.
Ann (NO, changed to Dori) will host October.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Extra Reading...
more suggestions that came out of the June meeting - summer reading anyone?
Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B by Sandra Gulland
An Audience of Chairs by Joan Clark
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Mudblood - Sharan! I can't find any reference to a book with this title - all I get is that it is a term from the Harry Potter books...
Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way by Dan Buettner
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Death Comes To Pemberley by PD James
11-22-63 by Stephen King
Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson
Cool Water by Dianne Warren
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The High Road by Terry Fallis
The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Pure by Andrew Miller
Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B by Sandra Gulland
An Audience of Chairs by Joan Clark
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Mudblood - Sharan! I can't find any reference to a book with this title - all I get is that it is a term from the Harry Potter books...
Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way by Dan Buettner
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Death Comes To Pemberley by PD James
11-22-63 by Stephen King
Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson
Cool Water by Dianne Warren
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The High Road by Terry Fallis
The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life by Amy Tan
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Pure by Andrew Miller
2012 - 2013 book selections
At the June meeting, books were selected for the next year. They are:
September 20 - ANGRY HOUSEWIVES EATING BONBONS by Lorna Landvik
October 18 - THE STORY OF BEAUTIFUL GIRL by Rachel Simon
November 15 - THE HISTORY OF LOVE by Nicole Kraus
December 20 - PICTURES OF YOU by Caroline Leavitt
January - SILENCE ON THE MOUNTAIN by Daniel Wilkinson
February - HALF BLOOD BLUES by Esi Edugyan
March - THE BEAUTY OF HUMANITY MOVEMENT by Camilla Gibb
April - WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST by Gregory Maguire
May - Monique will select one
June - open
*** Note that each book has a link you can click on to get a review - each is from a different site, so much time can be spent browsing different book suggestions on these...
September 20 - ANGRY HOUSEWIVES EATING BONBONS by Lorna Landvik
October 18 - THE STORY OF BEAUTIFUL GIRL by Rachel Simon
November 15 - THE HISTORY OF LOVE by Nicole Kraus
December 20 - PICTURES OF YOU by Caroline Leavitt
January - SILENCE ON THE MOUNTAIN by Daniel Wilkinson
February - HALF BLOOD BLUES by Esi Edugyan
March - THE BEAUTY OF HUMANITY MOVEMENT by Camilla Gibb
April - WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST by Gregory Maguire
May - Monique will select one
June - open
*** Note that each book has a link you can click on to get a review - each is from a different site, so much time can be spent browsing different book suggestions on these...
Sunday, May 13, 2012
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