Those Who Save Us

Date: November 16, 2009

Book: Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum

Hostess: Millie Lungren

Book Selector: Patty Mueller

November Also-Rans

That Old Cape Magic

by

Richard Russo

The Guernsey Literary and
Potato Peel Pie Society

by

Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

The Shipping News

Date: October 19, 2009

Book: The Shipping News, by E. Annie Proulx

Hostess: Joyce Viken, @ Gulliver's Pizza,
..2727 W. Howard St.

..(just east of California/Dodge Ave)

..MEET at RESTAURANT at 6:30 PM

Book Selector: Bonnie Hawkinson

September Also Rans

Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen

A Long Way Gone

by Ishmael Beah

The Friday Night Knitting Club

Date: September 21, 2009

Book: The Friday Night Knitting Club, by Kate Jacobs

Hostess: Phyllis

Book Selector: TBD

August Also-Rans

Here are the two books we almost read for September (you can still read them on your own, of course!):

Middlesex, by

Jeffrey Eugenides

and

Testimony, by

Anita Shreve

The Likeness by Tana French

Date: August 17, 2009

Book: The Likeness, by Tana French

Hostess: Kristin

Book Selector: Karen or Lana

July Also-Rans

This month, the two books we did not choose to read were:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

and

The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff

A Good Man Is Hard to Find

Boy, isn't that true! A good book is not always as hard to find. May's information is as follows:

Date: June 15, 2009

Book: A Good Man Is Hard to Find, and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor

Hostess: Mary Jane

Book Selector: Jane

May Also-Rans

Two short story collections we did not decide to read this month were:

Wilderness Tips,

by Margaret Atwood

and

Winesburg, Ohio,
by Sherwood Anderson

The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud

Date: May 18, 2009

Book: The Emperor's Children

Hostess: Lana

Book Selector: Mary Jane

April Also-Also-Rans

Since our theme was choosing an Also-Ran this month, does that make these two books also-also-rans? (Good enough to bring around a second time, I say!)

Animal Dreams
by Barbara Kingsolver

and

Fall On Your Knees,
by Ann-Marie MacDonald

The Glass Castle

Date: April 20, 2009

Book: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Hostess: Bonnie

Book Selector: Evy Chris

March Also-Rans

Interesting titles not selected for this month were:

The Emperor's Children
by Claire Messud

and

Still Alice
by Lisa Genova

Red River by Lalita Tademy

Date: March 16, 2009

Book: Red River

Hostess: Evy

Book Selector: Kristin

February Also-Rans

Another tough decision... we did not choose to read


The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery

and

Kate Vaiden by Reynolds Price

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Date: February 16, 2009

Book: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Hostess: Jill

Book Selector: Phyllis

A New Year

Wow! We're entering into the 17th year of this Book Club. For those of us who are newer to the club, we sure appreciate those who began it back in 1992, and who have kept it going all these years.

A couple of housekeeping issues - the hostess/selector list has been updated. Please check my work, make sure I've got you in the month you wanted for both hosting and bringing books.

Also, it sure would be handy to have people's addresses on the list, for people like me who keep forgetting them. If you would be so kind, please enter your address on the schedule. While you're there, please check your phone number as well. (As a reminder, this list is unavailable to the public, even though the blog itself is public.)

Thanks, and Happy New Year!

January Also-Rans

Millie brought us some interesting-sounding books which we did not select this month:


The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

and

The Road by Cormac McCarthy