Now that summer is winding down and the real world looms large, here are reminders of upcoming meetings, possibole titles and FYI stuff --
September 8 -- 7:30 Meeting The Historian
October 20 -- Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
December 1 -- Are Men Really Necessary by Maureen Dowd (paperback out 10/3/06)
FYI -- (Back to the Tudors...)
*The Pa Renissance Faire (Elizabethan England) opened Saturday and runs Saturdays and Sundays through Halloween.
*New Philippa Gregory Book "The Bolyn Inheritance" coming out Dec. 5. Just in time for the WHAT MOMMY WANTS FOR XMAS list. Picks up where "The Other Bolyn Girl" leaves off, aka the rest of Henry's wives.
*Alison Wier's 1st historical fiction novel "Innocent Traitor" (about Lady Jane Grey) gets published in the US Feb. 27, 2007.
"We were put on earth to read a certain number of books.
Right now, we are so far behind, we will never die."
SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME...
Book Shelf
Lectures & Author Book Signings
- 5/26/2009 Lisa See -- Shanghai Girls
- 4/09 Gerald Kolpan -- Etta
- 2008 Alison Weir -- Lady Elizabeth, Innocent Traitor, Six Wives of Henry VIII
- 2008 Lisa Zeidner -- Layover
- 2008 Paula Marantz Cohen -- Jane Austen in Boca, Jane Austen in Scarsdale
Followers
About Us
- Meetings: every 2 months -- September, November, January, March, May, July -- at members’ homes; less than 5 attending meeting, date is rescheduled
- Reading year: September through June
- Books: Member selected books; any genre; 1 per reading year; less than $15 and available used or at the library
- Miscellaneous: BYOB & munchies
- 7:30 -- 8:00 Arrival and gabbing
- 8:00 -- 8:15 Club "business"
- 8:15 -- ??? Book discussion
Most Memorable Meetings
May 19, 2006 The inadvertant HEADS UP Meeting
The Other Boleyn Girl discussed on the 470th anniversary of Anne Boleyns' beheading.
The Other Boleyn Girl discussed on the 470th anniversary of Anne Boleyns' beheading.
September 29, 2006 The VAMPIRE WORE PRADA Meeting The Historian discussed at Karen's surrounded by candle light, dark castle and bat motif while drinking imported Transylvanian wines.
1 comment:
Well,since I am currently reading Water For Elephants,no problemo!!!! I ordered The Historian and seems to be a hard read so I better get it soon so I can get on it for Sept. 8th.
I know I verbally mentioned the maureen Downd book to ya and sent you the article on Water For...so did you pick? Just wondering,Dayna! Mrs. Honey
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