Friday, October 25, 2013
Saturday, October 19, 2013
New Releases Roundup
New releases by authors we've read:
The Circle by Dave Eggers
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Recommended reading
Librarything has some books to recommend based on the 95 books we've read as a group. Here are the top 10:
Have you read any of these books?
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Room by Emma Donoghue
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Have you read any of these books?
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Next: Molokai
Book Summary from the publisher:
This richly imagined novel, set in Hawai'i more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a little-known time and place---and a deeply moving testament to the resiliency of the human spirit.
Rachel Kalama, a spirited seven-year-old Hawaiian girl, dreams of visiting far-off lands like her father, a merchant seaman. Then one day a rose-colored mark appears on her skin, and those dreams are stolen from her. Taken from her home and family, Rachel is sent to Kalaupapa, the quarantined leprosy settlement on the island of Moloka'i. Here her life is supposed to end---but instead she discovers it is only just beginning.Discussion questions here.
"A dazzling historical novel."
— The Washington Post
"Alan Brennert draws on historical accounts of Kalaupapa and weaves in traditional Hawaiian stories and customs.... Moloka'i is the story of people who had much taken from them but also gained an unexpected new family and community in the process."
— Chicago Tribune
"Compellingly original...Brennert's compassion makes Rachel a memorable character, and his smooth storytelling vividly brings early twentieth-century Hawai'i to life."
— Publishers Weekly
"Moloka'i is a haunting story of tragedy in a Pacific paradise."
— Robert Morgan, author of Gap Creek
"[An] absorbing novel…Brennert evokes the evolution of -- and hardships on -- Moloka'i in engaging prose that conveys a strong sense of place."
— National Geographic Traveler
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book selections
Friday, September 6, 2013
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Summer Reading
Lists of Suggestions for Great Summer Reading:
Real Simple
NPR
The New Yorker
Publishers Weekly
Huffington Post
Oprah
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summer reads
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Book Clubs Surge in Popularity
Don't know if this is true in the world at large, but book clubs still seem to be popular post-Oprah Show (in Ames, Iowa at least).
Being part of book clubs has truly enhanced my life. I’ve stretched my reading interests, met lifelong friends and shared many laughs (and quite a few brownies). In a world that is becoming increasingly chaotic, where isolation is high on people’s lists of anxiety inducers, connecting with others to share thoughts, ideas and passions may be the antidote. A book club is a great place to start.Click here to read the article.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Next in November - Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Friday, November 16th 7 p.m. at Christi's house.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Next in June - So Much Pretty
A dark tale inspired by a true case encountered by the author as a police beat reporter follows the experiences of a young victim of domestic violence whose memory is further compromised by community perceptions. A first novel.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Top Ten Reading Group Favorites of 2011
1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
4. Room by Emma Donoghue
5. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
6. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
7. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
8. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
9. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
10. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
[Source: Reading Group Guides]
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