The Light of Day

Date: June 16, 2008

Book: 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

Prisoner of Tehran (A Memoir)
by Marina Nemat

The Double Bind

Date: May 19, 2008

Book: 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

The Zookeeper's Wife

Date: April 21, 2008

Book: 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

Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen

The Bell

Date: March 17, 2008

Book: The Bell, by Iris Murdoch

Hostess: Patty

Book Selector: Phyllis

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 Bookman's Wake by John Dunning

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

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke