Book Listings...

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

Nov book club has been changed from Thurs Nov 15 to Thurs Nov 22, Eileen Jones is hosting.

January book selection...

Sharan has picked the book SILENCE ON THE MOUNTAIN by Daniel Wilkinson for the January meeting.

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.

Hosts for September on...

Well, at least the first two months!

Haifa will host September.

Ann (NO, changed to Dori) will host October.

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

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...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

www.lassiwithlavina.com/books/abraham-vergheses-cutting-for-stone/html

Here's a link to an interview -- with Abraham Verghese that I found on a blog. - Jan

Urban Skiing

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.

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.

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

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

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.