July 2008

Meeting: July 8 at 11:30ish
House: Barbara L's
Bring money to help pay for the meal!
Book: The Mammy by Brendan O'Carroll
Fayetteville Public Library
Amazon.com

1 copy to loan - contact Sarah

Meeting report: Lunch was fabulous, as always. Thank you, Barbara! In attendance: Barbara, Kathy L, Sarah, Crystal, Judy, Carolyn, Michelle, Nancy, & Susan.

Archival Info Needed

OK, all you folks with bulging folders of information about book club. I've entered all the information I have about past books, but there are lots of gaps. Send me (or bring to our next meeting) any information you have about the following dates:

January 2008
all of 2003-2007
May-December 2002
October 2001

Kathy & Margot, as our archivists, will you look through and check for mistakes? Thanks.

And thanks to those of you who have complimented me on the blog. It's been fun putting it together. I just have one question: you really read TWO Louis L'Amour books the same year?

Sarah

2008 January - June

6.2008: My Jim by Nancy Rawles
5.2008: Saving the World by Julia Alvarez
4.2008: Girl in the Tangerine Scarf by Moja Kahf. Visit by the author.
3.2008: Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile
2.2008: Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
1.2008: Echo Maker by Richard Powers

2007

12.2007: Book exchange and dinner
11.2007: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
10.2007: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
9.2007: Beethoven’s Hair by Russell Martin. We started meeting at 7pm because we are all getting so old (except Sarah & Margot!)
8.2007: The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Louis Alberto Urrea
7.2008: Reader's Choice: Carl Hiaasen. Brunch at Barbara's.
6.2007: The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
5.2007: The Darwin Conspiracy by John Darnton
4.2007: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Even all the English teachers in the group wondered how we could have read this book in high school.
3.2007: March by Geraldine Brooks
2.2007: The World is Flat by Thomas L. Triedman
1.2007: The Historian by Elizabeth Koskova. Kathy presented a powerpoint about her trip to Vlad's castle.

2006

12.2006: Book Exchange & dinner.
11.2006: Empress Orchid by Anchu Min
10.2006: Zorro by Isabel Allende
9.2006: Eventide by Kent Haruf
8.2006: Avenger by Frederich Forsythe
7.2006: Wicked by Gregory Maguire
6.2006: That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proix
5.2006: A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
4.2006: The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck
3.2006: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lehiri
2.2006: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Everyone read the book!
1.2006: Reader's choice: James Mitchner. No one finished their book.

2005

12.2005: Dinner and book exchange
11.2005: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
10.2005: Donor Boy by Brendan Halpin
9.2005: Reading Lotita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
8:2005: Caramba by Nina Marie Martinez
7.2005: The Red Hat Club by Haywood Smith
6.2005: Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
5.2005: Spies by Michael Frayn
4.2005: When Money Grew on Trees by David Mac
3.2005: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
2.2005: The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffennegger
1.2005: Vanity Fair by Thackeray

2004

12.2004: Dinner and book exchange at Belvederes- Sarah and Kathy got sick.
11.2004: Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
10.2004: The Ghost of Hannah Mendes by Naomi Ragen
9.2004: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
8.2004: Glittering Images by Susan Howatch
7.2004: Middlesex by Geffery Eugenides. Brunch at Barbara L’s
6.2004: Life on the Color Line by Gregory Williams
5.2004: Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
4.2004: Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox
3.2004: Mohawk by Richard Russo
2.2004: The Human Stain by Phillip Roth
1.2004: Life of Pi by Yann Martel

2003

12.2003: Dinner and a book exchange at Ella’s Restaurant.
11.2003: Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
10.2003: Beginners Luck by Laura Peterson
9.2003: A Boy of Good Breeding by Miriam Toews
8.2003: Number One Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
7.2003: Atonement by Ian McEwan
6.2003: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
5.2003: The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
4.2003: Guns, Germs, and Steele by Jared Diamond
3.2003: bad weather?
2.2003: The Music Lesson by Katharine Weber
1.2003: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

2002

12.2002: party
11.2002: Father and Son by Larry Brown
10.2002: Cane River by Lalita Todemy
9.2002: Mr. Virtigo by Paul Auster
8.2002: Dalva by Jim Harrison
7.2002: Bee Season by Myla Goldberg. Barbara S. moved to New York City.
6.2002: Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins
5.2002: Dead Sleep by Greg Iles
4.2002: Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
3.2002: Change Me into Zeus' Daughter by Barbara Robinette Moss
2.2002: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
1.2002: Pavillion of Women by Pearl S. Buck

2001

12.2001: Dinner and book exchange at Belvedere's.
11.2001: The Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks
10.2001:
9.2001: Elizabeth George reader's choice
8.2001: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
7.2001: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Wolfe & The Hours by Michael Cunningham
6.2001: Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel
5.2001: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
              Pictures taken at May 2001 meeting.
4.2001: Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya. Dinner & book exchange at Belvedere's to make up for missed Christmas party.
3.2001: River Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke
2.2001: Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
1.2001: Rising Tide by John M. Barry

2000

12.2000: Dinner and book exchange cancelled due to bad weather.
11.2000: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
10.2000: Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl. Christine did the review with handouts and divine desserts.
9.2000: Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
8.2000: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
7.2000: Party at Barbara L.'s for Carolyn's 50th birthday.
6.2000: She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
5.2000: Absolute Power by David Baldacci
4.2000: Welcome to the World Baby Girl by Fannie Flagg
3.2000: Honkin Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts
2.2000: The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
1.2000: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

1999

12.1999: Party and book exchange.
11.1999: The Sweet Potato Queens by Jill Brown. Devis & Sarah dressed the part.
10.1999: Morality Play by Barry Unsworth
9.1999: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
8.1999: Film at the Brew Pub. Never got around to watching the film, as we enjoyed visiting too much.
7.1999: 50th birthday party for Kathy L. at Barbara L.'s
6.1999: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
5.1999: A Cup of Tea by Amy Ephron
4.1999: The Reader by Bernhart Schlink
3.1999: Midwives by Chris Bonjalian
2.1999: The Color of Water by James McBride
1.1999: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez