“I never would have picked up this book to read if it had not been for this group.” “I found another wonderful author, thanks to our group.” “I didn’t enjoy the book, but I appreciate it more after listening to what others in the group have said.” Carolyn and I have been leading the Contemporary Book [...]
We’ve cooked up a “wow!” schedule for Great Books, and you are invited to the feast. First course will be one of the best of Ernest Hemingway’s Nick Adams stories. In Hemingway’s classically simple language, “Indian Camp” recounts a traumatic and formative event in young Nick’s life. According to critics, Hemingway develops themes from this [...]
Reading Group Choices has published its list of favorite books for discussion from 2009. Here are the top ten titles of the year as chosen by the readers of this popular book group website: 1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett 2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie [...]
She was a friend of Galileo Galilei, worked for the Medici family, was a single mom, a rape and torture victim, a scorned wife and the first woman ever to be elected to the Accademia dell’Arte. She was one of the first female artists to paint strong, heroic women as she struggled to reconcile her [...]
We have just posted our new list for the current season of the Contemporary Book Discussion Group. If you haven’t joined us previously, we invite you to “resolve to read and discuss” some great books this year! Copies of the next book are always provided at the meetings. Copies of previous discussion titles are available [...]
This fall marks the 15th season of the library’s Contemporary Book Discussion Group. While some people have been with us since the beginning, we are happy to see new participants every year! Do you like to read and discuss? Would you like to discover good books that you would have never picked up on your own? [...]
I had a really nice experience with a book discussion group yesterday. I wasn’t a leader, I was a participant! I didn’t have to bite my tongue when I had an opinion; I didn’t have to bring the strays back into the fold when the conversation veered away from the book; I didn’t have to scan [...]
In a recent posting by Foyle’s, a bookstore in London, I read that they were participating in a new campaign called “Slow Down London.” It kicks off on April 24 and encourages Londoners to slow down and take time to enjoy their lives. Nothing new about this philosophy but something about the suggested ideas and [...]
October is National Reading Group Month. It is sponsored by the Women’s National Book Association. The library has two adult book discussion groups. Great Books has been meeting for over 20 years. It is led by Bev Jirsa. Carolyn DeAre and I have been facilitating the Contemporary Book Group since 1995. Check our website for times [...]
Looking for a book for your next book club meeting? We’ve discussed over 90 different books in our Contemporary Book Discussion group, and they are now easily accessible on LibraryThing. View the list of book discussion books. Click on a title to get a rating, read reviews, talk about it, find others like it, buy it or [...]