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

Updated Reading List for 2016

December 17 - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD by Richard Yates (recommended by Monique) - hosted by Monique - potluck at 11:30am



January 21 - THE CHILDREN ACT by Ian McEwan (recommended by Donna) - hosted by Donna



February 18 - THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt (recommended by Ann) - hosted by Ann



March 17 - THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins (recommended by Eileen) - hosted by Eileen



April 21 - AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman (recommended by Donna) - hosted by Irene

May 19 - BIRDIE by Tracey Lindberg (recommended by Jan) - hosted by Dori??? or Jan??


June 16 - UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand (recommended by Cindy) - hosted by Cindy - potluck at 11:30am


*** 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...

Ch-ch-ch-changes...

After today's meeting we have rearranged the book selections by month. The same books are listed below in the June 23rd posting, but the order has changed.

Because the CIXI has been so hard to get out of the library, we have moved it to January.
Roberta and Monique requested their books at their meetings (the way it should be!!) and so we have moved the CHILDREN ACT forward to next month, October.

Ann just finished it and said it is a quick read, really a novella, and should provide a good discussion on moral dilemmas and ethical issues - good for the SAIT luncheon. I have checked at the library and there are electronic editions and the one 'real' version has 33 copies. Put your hold in!

Again, the new order is listed, with hostesses, on the side bar.

Reorganizing...

Because the Chinese Empress book has so many holds on (as it is the October selection for Literary Kaleidoscope) we are going to shift our order.

Thomas King's book has the most copies and least number of holds in the library so it shall be the new September book, then everything will bump a month and we will do the Empress on for December.

Check the side bar for the new ordering...

Book Selections for 2015 - 2016

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





September 17 - EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI by Jung Chang (recommended by Irene) - hosted by Irene




October 15 - THE BACK OF THE TURTLE by Thomas King (recommended by Jan) - hosted by Jan



November 19 - THE BETRAYERS by David Bezmozgis (recommended by Roberta) - hosted by Roberta



December 10 - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD by Richard Yates (recommended by Monique) - hosted by Monique



January 21 - THE CHILDREN ACT by Ian McEwan (recommended by Donna) - hosted by Donna



February  - THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins (recommended by Eileen) - hosted by



March  - THE GOLDFINCH by Donna Tartt (recommended by Ann) - hosted by




April  - UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand (recommended by Cindy) - hosted by

May

June 

*** 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...