FALL 2018 book selection

September
SCRIBBLING THE CAT by Alexandra Fuller
recommended and hosted by Monique

        

October
THE SENSE OF AN ENDING Julian Barnes
recommended and hosted by Jan

November
GET A LIFE by Nadine Gordimer
recommended and hosted by Roberta

 

December
I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK by Michelle McNamara
recommended and hosted by Jane

Spring 2018 books

We had been missing book selections for April and June. Here they are (click on link for info):

April 19 - THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot
Recommended and hosted by Irene.

May 17 - MY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE'S SORRY by Fredrik Backman
*** also called "My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises"
Recommended and hosted by Donna. Venue changed to Haifa's.


June 14 - THE MINISTRY OF UPMOST HAPPINESS by Arundhati Roy
Group recommendation, hosted by Cindy.

Selections for 2017 - 2018

At the June meeting, books were selected for the next year. They are:

September 28  COOL WATER by Dianne Warren
Recommended and hosted by Ann.




October 19 - THE REASON YOU WALK by Web Kinew
Recommended and hosted by Jane.



November 16 - THE LITTLE PARIS BOOKSHOP by Nina George
Recommended and hosted by Donna.
*** there is a reading guide attached to the above link.



December 14 - THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST by Mohsin Hamid
Recommended and hosted by Monique.
*** the link about the 2012 movie is attached here.

January 18 - BEING MORTAL: MEDICINE AND WHAT MATTERS IN THE END by Atul Gawande
Recommended and hosted by Cindy.
*** you can watch the PBS film here.



February 22 - THE RENT COLLECTOR by Camron Wright
Recommended and hosted by Dori.



March 22 - SON OF A TRICKSTER BY Eden Robinson
Recommended and hosted by Roberta.



April 19 -
Hosted by Irene.



May 17 - MY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE'S SORRY by Fredrik Backman
*** also called "My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises"
Recommended and hosted by Donna.



June 14 -
Hosted by Cindy.



*** 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...

*** And... that we still need books for April and June - but no rush...

Changed date!

The June meeting has been moved to June 22 - potluck in Cindy's lovely spring garden!

April book

The book for April will be
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah.

(Click the title for the link to information about the book.)

Meeting Cancelled!!

Please note that the February meeting has been cancelled what with having no book selection, and a large number of members travelling.

Next book and meeting is March 16th, hosted by Irene, for the book THE ILLEGAL.

updates to reading list

At the meeting today we made two changes to the book reading schedule. Because A MAN CALLED OVE is still so backed up in the library we decided to move it to June. Donna recommended this new (2015) Jane Urquhart instead.

** A reminder that we are still waiting for Eileen's selection for February and that Dori is changing her selection for April.



January 19 - THE NIGHT STAGES by Jane Urquhart
Recommended by Donna and hosted by Cindy.



June 15 - A MAN CALLED OVE by Fredrik Backman (trans Henning Koch)
Recommended and hosted by Cindy.

More books

Sharan just sent me this note of the Antigua Book Club selections for 2017. Thought this would be interesting to share:

 

Here's a list of possible reads for 2017. Needless to say, we welcome any and all other suggestions. They ALL have at least 4 stars and are VERY different. The general consensus is to read the trilogy of Fredrik Backman, "A Man Called Ove", "My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry", and "Britt-Marie Was Here", to be discussed in late January.

"Lawrence In Arabia, the Making of the Modern Middle East" by Scott Anderson

"The Mandibler: A Family, 2029-2047" by Leonel Schriver

"A Tale for the Time Being" by Ruth Azeki

"The Sell-out" by Paul Beatty

"The Gift of Rain" by Tan Twan Eng

"A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

"Hard Red Spring" by Kelly Kerney

"Krakatora, the Day the World Exploted, August 27, 1883" by Simon Winchester

Winter Selections 2016

January 19 - A MAN CALLED OVE by Fredrik Backman (trans Henning Koch)
Recommended and hosted by Cindy.




February 16 - 
Recommended and hosted by Eileen.




March 16 - THE ILLEGAL by Lawrence Hill
Recommended and hosted by Irene.



April 20 - CURIOUSITY by Alberto Manguel
Recommended and hosted by Dori.



May 18 - THE JAGUAR'S CHILDREN by John Vaillant
Recommended and hosted by Roberta.



June 15 -
Recommended and hosted by Cindy.

Selections for 2016 - 2017

At the June meeting, books were selected for the next year. They are:


September 15  1. 15 DOGS by Andre Alexis
                        2. MARTIN MARTEN by Brian Doyle 
read for perspective of the human condition.
Recommended and hosted by Roberta.



October 20 - SWEETLAND by Michael Crummey
Recommended and hosted by Ann.



November 17 - THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF PORTUGAL by Yann Martel
Recommended and hosted by Donna.



December 15 - THE MAGIC OF SAIDA by M. G. Vassanji
Recommended and hosted by Monique.


*** 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...

Reading ideas

People were requesting some reading ideas so here is a list of various library reading groups that looked interesting.

Library Reading Groups