Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Reminder for January

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

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

December Also-Rans



Three Junes by Julia Glass





Amagansett by Mark Mills




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, 2008

Book: Look Me in the Eye, by John Elder Robison

Hostess: Mary Jane

Book Selector: Mary Jane

October Also-Rans

This month, we have a three-fer! Three books instead of two to ignore, to lament that we aren't reading, or to read anyway, as you see fit!





Miracle at St. Anna, by James McBride



John: A Novel, by Niall Williams



The Dark Lantern, by Gerri Brightwell