The following books have been selected for the reading year 2011-2012. Usually we select 10 books, however this time we have 2 special events.
1. A review and discussion of selected works by Philip Roth. I anticipate that his event will occur in the spring of 2012 in one meeting. We will review and discuss several books by Mr. Roth. Participation in voluntary but it would be great if as many members as possible would each select a different work. We could examine his body of work. One of the detailed listing is at this site (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
2. A discussion of Colombian Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. This event will occur in July 2012 prior to the selection of the 2012-2013 books.
The regular meetings will be on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 4 pm. We are still finalizing dates for invited guests and will be able to finalize the calendar within the week.
The September 17 meeting will be hosted by Alice Heather/Judy Robertson at Judy’s home,
The book manager will be Andrea Brambila. She will be facilitating a discussion of The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that changed America written by Erik Larson.
The other titles are listed below by categories not by dates.
NON-FICTION | ||
TITLE | AUTHOR | BOOK MANAGER |
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother | Amy Chua | Rosalba Navarro |
Strength in What Remains | Tracy Kidder | Karen Marino |
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America | Erik Larson | Andrea Brambila |
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption | Laura Hillenbrand | Judy Robertson |
Wolves at The Door: The Trials of Fatty Arbuckle | David Kizer | Teri Titus |
FICTION | ||
TITLE | AUTHOR | BOOK MANAGER |
bel canto | Ann Patchett | Robert Council |
Dead Man’s Switch | Tammy Kaehler | Ann Parks-Council |
Namesake | Jhumpa Lahiri | Parissa Peymani |
Olive Kitteridge | Elizabeth Strout | Jennifer Koutralatkis |
The Finkler Question | Howard Jacobson | Heidi Louwaert |
One Hundred Years of Solitude | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Janice Cervantes |
Selected Works of Philip Roth (to be determined) | Philip Roth |
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