New Book Choices

Here are the book choices for November '11 - February '12, by Joanna, Dina and Liz T. at the September book club.

• November – Room, Emma Donaghue
  
• December - Inconceivable, Sean and Caroline Savage
  
• January – Unbroken, Laura Hillanbrand
  
• February – Conquistardora, Esmeralda Santiago

In addition to previous suggested books, the following books were considered:

• Runaway by Alice Munro (Short stories)
• Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for Women, Rebecca Traister
• Wench, Dolan Perkins-Valdez
• Room, Emma Donaghue
• Unbroken, Laura Hillanbrand
• The Paris Wife, Paula McLain
• Conquistardora, Esmeralda Santiago
• What Work Is, Philip Levine (poetry)

While searching in google for our book club I found this one with a similar name that actually has a great list of books. http://www.boxofwinebookclub.com/

cool link

http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp

What's Next- helps you look up the next book in a series-

I will host in August since Jen hosted for me in March! - Jo

Update

The Poison Tree is by Erin Kelly.

Book suggestions

Winterdance

What the dead know

The Poison Tree

Towards You

Inconceivable

Big in China

Prospero Lost

The House of the Scorpion

These are the books we are picking from - Laurie, Liz T., Joanna and Michele votes.

Our top four books:

Winterdance

Poison Tree

What the Dead Know

Big in China

Our July book will be Big In China.

Our August book will be Poison Tree.

Our September book will be What the Dead Know.

Our October book will be Winterdance.

More Book Suggestions

Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod, Gary Paulsen
Reviews available through Amazon are here.
The short excerpt I read was ridiculously funny.

What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman
Reviews available through Amazon are here.
Appears to be a solid mystery.

Book Suggestion

Toward You by Jim Karusoe

Here is the Kirkus Review

Here is Amazon

Here is the NY Times

It sounds absurd and funny - it i has gotten really good reviews.

June Meeting

Our meeting this month is June 9 at my house: 120 South Main, Millbury.

We are talking about the White Queen by P. Gregory.

Be there or be square...

New Hosting Order

Michele - June 11

Dina - July 11

Jen - August 11

Liz T - Sept 11

Laurie - Oct 11

Joanna - Nov 11

Liz K. - Dec 11

Rachel - Jan 12

Amy - Feb 12

Michele- March 12

Hosting Order

Here is our hosting order from the last full cycle:

Liz K

Rachel

Amy

Michele

Jen

Liz T

Laurie

Joanna

Liz K.

I am set to host next month so if we just jump in there then Jen should be July but then DINA wasn't in the last cycle. Usually she goes before me and after Rachel. So this is what I suggest:

Liz K - Jan

Rachel - Feb

Amy - Mar

Michele- Apr

Dina - July

Jen - August

Liz T - Sept

Laurie - Oct

Joanna - Nov

Liz K. - Dec