December 15, 2014

#44 Best Books (So Far) of 21st Century

Books Selected by Ann A & Sharon

January 15, 2015 --> January 22, 2015 --> January 15th – Ann A
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Length: 594 pages to read, 22 hrs to listen
Discussion Leader: Alanna
Dessert: None Requested
Known availability: Sharon here Jan 15th, Kathy not available
Other Business:

February 12, 2015February 19th, 2015 – Ann G
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Length: 276 pages to read, 12 hrs to listen
Discussion Leader: volunteer, please --> Kathy (I think?)
Dessert: None Requested --> Alanna
Known availability: Sharon gone
Other Business: Review leader volunteers for remaining books

March 5, 2015 – Mary
Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Length: 352 pages to read, 7 hrs to listen
Discussion Leader: Georgia
Dessert: None Requested
Known availability: Sharon here
Other Business:

April 16th Tuesday, April 14, 2015 – Alanna
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Length: 432 pages to read, 12 hrs to listen
Discussion Leader: Ann Getz
Dessert: Anyone? :-)
Known availability: Sharon here
Other Business:

#45 Another Look Through African Eyes

May 14, 2015 – Kathy
Gods Bits of Wood by Sembene Ousmane
Length: 248 pages to read -- no Kindle, no Audible!
Discussion Leader: volunteer, please
Dessert: None Requested
Known availability: Sharon & Alanna gone
Other Business:

June 11, 2015 – Sharon
Half a Yellow Sun by Ngozi Adichie
Length: 543 pages to read, 19 hrs to listen
Discussion Leader: volunteer, please
Dessert: None Requested
Known availability: Mary & Alanna gone
Other Business: Discussion Session #46 books - Mary or Georgia to select books

July 16, 2015 – Ann A
REREAD Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Length: 209 pages to read, 7 hrs to listen
Discussion Leader: volunteer, please
Dessert: None Requested
Known availability: Mary gone, Sharon unavailable
Other Business:

December 3, 2014

MORE 2015 & 2016 Dates & Locations

August 13, 2015 – Ann at Waterman
Unavailable: Mary

September 17, 2015 – Mary
Unavailable:

October 8, 2015 – Sharon --> Alanna
Unavailable:

November 12, 2015 – Alanna --> Ann A --> Cancelled
Unavailable:

December 10, 2015 – Kathy
Unavailable:

January 7, 2016 – Ann A
Unavailable:

August 16, 2014

#43 Cult Classics

Books Selected by Ann G

August 7th – Ann G at her Mom’s house on Waterman
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Length: 140 pages to read, 3hrs to listen
Discussion Leader: Ann Getz
Dessert: Georgia
Out of town/unavailable: Mary, Sharon, Alanna
Other Business:

September 11thSharon --> Kathy
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Length: 554 pages to read, 20 hours to listen
Discussion Leader: Georgia
Dessert: Ann G
Out of town/unavailable: Sharon, Ann G (good chance)
Other Business:

October 9th --> October 16th – Alanna
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Length: 160 pages to read, 3 hours to listen
Discussion Leader: Mary
Dessert: Kathy --> Sharon
Out of town/unavailable: All of Us!
Other Business: Select book for Christmas & new dates for 2015

November 13th – Georgia/Mary
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Length: 332 pages to read, 11 hours to listen
Discussion Leader: Kathy
Dessert: None Requested
Out of town/unavailable: Sharon
Other Business: Select books & discussion leaders for #44

December 13th – Kathy
The Rosie Project by Graeme C. Simsion
Discussion Leader: None
Dessert: None Requested
Out of town/unavailable: Georgia late
Other Business: $15 gift swap

June 17, 2014

#42 Historical Fiction – Global

Books Selected by Ann A

May 8th – Mary
The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck
Length: 372 pages to read, 11-12 hours to listen (multiple choices on Amazon & Audible)
Discussion Leader: Sharon
Dessert: Alanna

June 5Kathy --> Ann A
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Length: 448 pages to read, 14 hours to listen
Discussion Leader: TBD
Dessert: None
Out of town/unavailable: Alanna, Mary, Sharon
Other Business: Select books for session #43, selected by Ann G

July 10thAnn A --> Kathy --> Sharon
Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
Length: 464 pages to read, 20 hours to listen
Discussion Leader: Alanna
Dessert: None --> Ann G
Out of town/unavailable: Mary
Other Business: Assign discussion leaders for session #43
Other Business: Who’s selecting books for session #44?

January 19, 2014

#41 Historical Fiction - Contemporary American
Winter 2014

Books Selected by Alanna

February 13, 2013 – Sharon
The Maid's Version: A Novel by Daniel Woodrell
Discussion Leader: Mary
Dessert: Alanna

Other Business: More dates & locations for 2014, early 2015 (done)
Other Business: Series #42 books, to be selected by Ann A (done)

March 6th, 2014 – Ann G
The Last Town on Earth: A Novel by Thomas Mullen
Discussion Leader: Kathy
Dessert: None requested

Other Business: 20th Anniversary party

April 17th – Alanna
Orphan Train: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline
Discussion Leader: Georgia
Dessert: Mary
Not Available: Sharon

Other Business: