A Merry Christmas and Happy 2009 to all of us!
This is a little reminder that we will meet in January to discuss Until They Bring the Streetcars Back.
Date: January 19
Hostess: Jane
Book Selector: Millie
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Until They Bring the Streetcars Back
Date: December 15, 2008
Book for January:
Until They Bring the Streetcars Back, by Stanley Gordon West
Hostess: Millie Lungren
Monday, October 20, 2008
Snow in August
Date: November 17, 2008
Book: Snow in August by Pete Hamill
Hostess: Kristin
Book Selector: Joyce
November Also-Ran
To make up for last month's abundance of also-rans, this month we had only one reject. Unless you count the three we voted down before we even voted. Those won't be posted unless someone really wants to see them.
Lottery by Patricia Wood
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Look Me In the Eye
Date: October 20, 2008Book: Look Me in the Eye, by John Elder Robison
Hostess: Mary Jane
Book Selector: Mary Jane
October Also-Rans
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Namesake
Date: September 15, 2008Book: The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri
Hostess: Millie Lana
(please note location change)
Book Selector: Evy
Although we would never advocate watching the movie instead of reading our book selection, we do believe that the movie created by this novel is a great way to spend 122 minutes!September 2008 Also-Rans
For September, you may wish to read these alternate titles:
The Shack, by William P. Young
or
Flight of Passage, by Rinker Buck
The Shack, by William P. Young
or
Flight of Passage, by Rinker Buck
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Love Walked In
Date: August 21, 2008Book: Love Walked In, by Marisa de los Santos
Hostess: Chris
Book Selector: Carol
NOTICE: All readers are encouraged to go to our group list and type in their addresses, for the ease of those of us who forget where you live on a routine basis - thanks! (Remember this is not a publicly accessible link.)
August 2008 Also-Rans
Books we will not be reading (at least as a group) in August include:
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
and
Daughters of the North by Sarah Hall
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
and
Daughters of the North by Sarah Hall
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Three Cups of Tea
Date: July 21, 2008Book: Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson
Hostess: Bonnie
Book Selector: Chris
July 2008 Also-Rans
The books we did not select for July were:
The Good Liar by Laura Caldwell
The Good Liar by Laura Caldwell
and
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Thursday, May 22, 2008
The Light of Day
Date: June 16, 2008Book: The Light of Day, by Graham Swift
Hostess: Jill
Book Selector: Kathleen
June 2008 Also-Rans
Two very intriguing titles were not chosen as our selection this month.
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
by Meera Syal
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
by Meera Syal
Prisoner of Tehran (A Memoir)
by Marina Nemat
by Marina Nemat
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The Double Bind
Date: May 19, 2008Book: The Double Bind, by Chris Bohjalian
Hostess: Joyce
Book Selector: Patty
May 2008 Also-Rans
Two very interesting looking books did not get chosen as our selection this month:Fall On Your Knees,
by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Middlesex,
by Jeffrey Eugenides
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The Zookeeper's Wife
Date: April 21, 2008Book: The Zookeeper's Wife, by Diane Ackerman
Hostess: Kathleen
Book Selector: Lana
April 2008 Also-Rans
It was tough to eliminate this month, but here's what we voted down:
The Glass Castle
by Jeanette Walls
The Glass Castle
by Jeanette Walls
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
by Sara Gruen
Monday, February 18, 2008
March 2008 Also-Rans
Just as nice, we are sure, but not destined to be this month's selection were:
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Bookman's Wake by John Dunning
Friday, February 15, 2008
The History of Love
Date:February 18, 2008
Book:
The History of Love, by Nicole Krauss
Hostess:
Phyllis
Book Selector:
Jane
February 2008 Also-Rans
Not selected this month were:
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
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