December 9, 2015

2016 Dates & Books

January 7, 2016 – cancelled

February 4, 2016 – Ann A
Our Souls At Night by Kent Haruf
Length: 192 pages, 3.5 hours Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Kathy
Known availability: Sharon gone
Other Business: Everyone to bring their pick for our first "group" series beginning in March April

March 3, 2016 – Mary
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Length: 440 pages (but a fast read), 17.5 hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Georgia
Known availability: Sharon gone
Other Business: If needed, finalize our first "group" series beginning in March April


#47 - Group Series 1
(Current as of 7/21/16)

April 14, 2016 – Ann G
Book #1 [6 weeks between]
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi
Length: 480 pages, 16 hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Sharon
Known availability: All present & accounted for!
Other Business:

May 12, 2016 – Alanna
Book #2 [4 weeks between]
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel by Anthony Marra
Length: 416 pages, 12 hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Ann G
Known availability: Sharon gone
Other Business:

June 23, 2016Sharon --> Kathy
Book #3 [6 weeks between]
Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
Length: 528 pages, 22 hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Ann A
Known availability: Mary gone
Other Business:

July 14, 2016Kathy --> Sharon --> Ann G
Book #4 [3 weeks between]
Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Length: 224 pages, 5 hours on Audible, movie much recommended
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Alanna
Known availability: Mary gone, Sharon gone
Other Business: New Date for September??? Not Needed

August 11, 2016 – Alanna
Book #5 [4 weeks between]
The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian --> Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gwande
Length: 320 pages, 11 hours on Audible --> 304 pages, 9 hours on Audible
Extra Credit When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi & Abraham Verghese
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Kathy
Guests: Diane Rosen, an interior designer who specializes in aging in place & Liz Schulze, outreach for Martha’s Hands, a home health care agency
Known availability: Mary gone, Sharon gone
Other Business:

September 29, 2016 – Ann A
Book #6 [7 weeks between]
The Goldfinch: A Novel by Donna Tartt
Length: 771 pages, 32 hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Mary
Known availability: Sharon gone, Kathy gone
Other Business: Do we like the new book selection system?

October 20, 2016 – Mary
Book #7 [3 weeks between]
Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander
Length: 196 pages, 6 hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Georgia
Known availability: Sharon gone
Other Business: BRING YOUR BOOK CHOICE/S FOR OUR SECOND SERIES



#48 - Group Series 2

November 17, 2016Ann A --> Ann G (at Waterman!)
Still Life by Louise Penny
Length: 473 pages, 10 hours on Audible or Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery (movie version)
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Kathy
Known availability: Sharon gone
Other Business:

***Wednesday*** December 14, 2016 – Kathy
A Man Called OVE by Fredrick Backman
Length: 368 pages, 9 hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader: Sharon???
Known availability: Everyone?!!
Other Business: Fill Out 2017 Calendar

January 12, 2017 (yikes) – Alanna
TBD by TBD
Length: pages, hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader:
Known availability: Sharon TBD
Other Business:

February 2017 TBD
TBD by TBD
Length: pages, hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader:
Known availability: Sharon TBD
Other Business:

March 2017 TBD
TBD by TBD
Length: pages, hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader:
Known availability: Sharon TBD
Other Business:

April 2017 TBD
TBD by TBD
Length: pages, hours on Audible
Book Selector/Discussion Leader:
Known availability: Sharon TBD
Other Business: