Heads up for 2013!

Hello ladies -

We've planned a few books to read next year, so here ya go!


January - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (*Lynnette)
February - Heaven is Here by Stephanie Nielson (*Christine)
March - The Host by Stephenie Meyer (*Catherine)
April - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (*Amber)

Let me know if you have a book you think we'd like to read and if you'd be willing to host sometime this year.

Books mentioned in December

Here are the books that were mentioned last night ... I missed last November's book club so let me know if any of you took notes!
 
Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett
Baby Lit Board Books
King Peggy by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Finding Oz by Evan I. Schwartz
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trent Lee Stewart
Heaven is Here by Stephanie Nielson

Books mentioned in June

• Falling to Heaven by James Ferrell (Deseret Book) 
• Heaven is here: an incredible story of hope, triumph, and everyday joy by Stephanie Nielson (Nie Nie Dialogues)
  
• Legacy by James A. Michener 
• Moloka'i by Alan Brennert 
• The Peacegiver by James Ferrell (Deseret Book) 
• Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas 
• The Quilt that Walked to Golden by Sandra Dallas 
• The spirit catches you and you fall down by Anne Fadiman 
• These is my words by Nancy Turner 
• The Wishing Trees by John Shors

Leave a comment if I missed any!

Books mentioned March - May

You can't go to book club without hearing more book recommendations - I try to keep a record of everything mentioned. Let me know if I missed anything. And I sure do apologize for just now posting these!

March's Book Club

Debbie Weitzell's second book, Ora's Quest, has been published and can be purchased at Booklocker.com. 

Summary of the book:

Ora is a young woman with a longing for more. She leaves the little forest village of Dynora under the watchful care of the mystic Alya to seek her calling in life. Though she feels she has prepared for the journey, she soon finds herself pitted against nature in deadly struggles. She is also introduced to a people and a way of life that she never dreamed existed. Unfortunately, with this discovery comes a threat that could destroy everything. 

April's Book Club

• A lot of people suggested listening to Mere Christianity because it is such a heavy read.

• Debbi W. found a good summary of the book here.

• Lynnette mentioned a movie about C.S. Lewis - Shadowlands - though unfortunately, the library doesn't carry this one.

• Book about a Jewish Women's group (Brittany or Janean did you remember the title of this one?) - Updated: The Ladies Auxiliary by Tova Moris

• Tucson Meet Yourself: October 12-14, 2012

May's Book Club

• (Kind of) Sequels to The Giver by Lois Lowry: Gathering Blue & Messenger

• One More River by Lynn Reid Banks (not available at our library)

• Forever Liesl by Jean A.S. Strauss

• Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman trilogy by Pamela Aidan (Pride & Prejudice from Darcy's point of view)
• Book 1: An assembly such as this 
• Book 2: Duty and desire 
• Book 3: These three remain

• The Man Who Loved Jane Austen by Sally Smith O'Rourke   

• Book Crawler app (for iPhone and iPad)

2012 Book Club Schedule

*Updated May 2

January 24 - Fractured Fairytales by A.J. Jacobs (Debbi W.)

February 28 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Megan G.)

March 29 - Dan Powell: The Making of an American Cowboy by Debbi Weitzell (Christine H.)

April 24 - Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (Shereen & Michelle)

May - The Giver by Lois Lowry (Elena R.)

June - The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas (Jennifer R.)

July - The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond (Lynnette B.)

August - Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (Dana E.)

September - Fairy tales from around the world (Janean S.)

October - ? (Krista S.)

November - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Brittany C.)

December - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Catherine H.)

Books mentioned in January

Hey ladies!

Here's a list of the books that were mentioned last night.

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns

Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith

Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

I am number four by Pittacus Lore

Ida B by Katherine Hannigan

Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans

The Princess and the Hound by Mette Ivie Harrison

The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 kids on 25 words or less by Terri Ryan 

Romancing Miss Bronte by Juliet Gael 

Room by Emma Donaghue

Step-Ball-Change by Jeanne Ray

The author Emily Watts was also mentioned (an LDS author).

Books mentioned @ December Book Club

 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

 Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss

 Embraced by the Light by Betty Eadie

 Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

 Prey by Michael Crichton

 The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester

 A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg

Sorcery and Cecelia, or, The enchanted chocolate pot: being the correspondence of two young ladies by Patricia C. Wrede* and Caroline Stevermer 

The Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner (The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings)


(*Lynnette mentioned that Patricia Wrede has a new western fantasy series that is good - Across the Great Barrier?)