January 2018 Book Club Selection:
The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
288 pages, PB available
Recommendations for 2018 (in alpha order)
Members please send additional recomendations by December 21, and I will send an updated list for voting.
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
928 pages, PB available
NOTE: recommended but not as a Book Club selection b/c of length
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
480 pages, PB available but HB is less expensive!
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
304 pages, PB available
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
529 pages, PB available
La Rose: A Novel by Louise Erdrich
400 pages, PB available
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
624 pages, HB only
Lilac Girls: A Novel by Martha Hall Kelly
512 pages, PB available
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
352 pages, note: HB costs less than PB
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari
464 pages, PB available
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Harris
464 pages, PB available
Swing Time: A Novel by Zadee Smith
464 pages, PB available
The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan
286 pages
Note: HB is just $3.89 at B&N
B&N link
The Girls by Emma Cline
286 pages
NOTE: recommended, but down-voted as Book Club selection
The Last Castle: Epic Story of Love, Loss and Loyalty
in the Nation's Largest Home by Denise Kiernan
400 pages, HB only
The Lemon Jell-O Syndrome by Man Martin
304 pages, PB available
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
371 pages, PB available
The Time In Between: A Novel by Maria Duenas
615 pages, PB available
The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang
368 pages; NOTE: HB costs less than PB
Truly Madly Guilty by Lianne Moriarty
544 pages, PB available
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Time to vote on books for 2014!
Silver Lake Book Club members suggested 26 books for the 2014 book list. The list (in no particular order) is in the sidebar to the right. Notice that the list is divided into two pages, so don't miss the second page when you are making your choices!
Vote on your top 10 choices via email to all, and we'll tally the votes and set up the 2014 schedule. If you have suggestions for a specific month, indicate that with your vote.
Happy New Year!
Vote on your top 10 choices via email to all, and we'll tally the votes and set up the 2014 schedule. If you have suggestions for a specific month, indicate that with your vote.
Happy New Year!
Friday, December 16, 2011
December decisions
After a fabulous potluck dinner at Kathy's, Silver Lake Book Club members made some decisions about communications, chose a book for January, and shared their recommendations for the 2012 reading list.
Decisions include:
1) The hostess for the next Book Club meeting will be responsible for sending reminder e-mails to the member list, starting at least two weeks before the meeting. I sent everyone a copy of the current e-mail list today so you can make sure your list is up to date.
2) Everyone should be sure to RSVP so the hostess can plan chairs, food, etc.
3) Even though attendance is lower in the Summer months, we'll still plan to meet, but Summer meetings will be no longer be scheduled at Brittany because of the heat.
4) Instead of continuing the Poetry Night tradition this January, the group decided to read an inspirational book. The book for January 2012 is The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch (link on the right).
On the sidebar to the right is a list of 24 books recommended by members at the meeting. You can click on any book to read a synopsis and reviews -- but be careful, some Amazon user reviews include spoilers.
Please let me know if I missed any books that were mentioned; conversation was fast and furious, so I may not have heard every book discussed.
If you weren't able to attend the dinner and would like to add books to the list, please write a comment here on the blog or send an email to the email list, and I will add the book links.
To finalize the choices for next year, please choose the six books you most want to see on our 2012 reading list. Be sure and bring your calendar to the January meeting, where we will set up the book list and schedule meeting places.
If anyone has additional book recommendations, please add them in the Comments.
Merry Christmas and happy reading!
Decisions include:
1) The hostess for the next Book Club meeting will be responsible for sending reminder e-mails to the member list, starting at least two weeks before the meeting. I sent everyone a copy of the current e-mail list today so you can make sure your list is up to date.
2) Everyone should be sure to RSVP so the hostess can plan chairs, food, etc.
3) Even though attendance is lower in the Summer months, we'll still plan to meet, but Summer meetings will be no longer be scheduled at Brittany because of the heat.
4) Instead of continuing the Poetry Night tradition this January, the group decided to read an inspirational book. The book for January 2012 is The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch (link on the right).
On the sidebar to the right is a list of 24 books recommended by members at the meeting. You can click on any book to read a synopsis and reviews -- but be careful, some Amazon user reviews include spoilers.
Please let me know if I missed any books that were mentioned; conversation was fast and furious, so I may not have heard every book discussed.
If you weren't able to attend the dinner and would like to add books to the list, please write a comment here on the blog or send an email to the email list, and I will add the book links.
To finalize the choices for next year, please choose the six books you most want to see on our 2012 reading list. Be sure and bring your calendar to the January meeting, where we will set up the book list and schedule meeting places.
If anyone has additional book recommendations, please add them in the Comments.
Merry Christmas and happy reading!
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