When: Friday, August 29th @ 7pm Where: Ellie’s House Book: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Amazon.com Settle down to enjoy a rousing good ghost story with Diane Setterfield’s debut novel, The Thirteenth Tale. Setterfield has rejuvenated the genre with this closely plotted, clever foray into a world of secrets,…
July Pics are up!
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Mary Roach Interview
If you really enjoyed Stiff by Mary Roach from last month, you might want to check out this interview with Faith Salie on Fair Game about Mary’s latest book, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. Apparently, Mary “even participated as a guinea pig in a research study. That’s…
Flickr Pics Up
New pics are up on Flickr — click the link to see the rest. So far this one is my favorite!! ~Amanda
July 2008
When: Friday, July 25th @ 7pm Where: Jenn’s House Book: Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury’s classic, frightening vision of the future, firemen don’t put out fires–they start them in order to burn books. Bradbury’s vividly painted society holds up the appearance of happiness as the…
New Books, New Books
It’s that time again…what time, you say? Time to pick new books! YAY! Even though we are still tweaking the list, we wanted to start getting your feedback as soon as possible. We have about 2 months before we need a new book so let’s get crackin’. Currently we have…
June 2008
Book: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach When: Friday, June 27th @ 7pm Where: Shelley’s House From Publishers Weekly “Uproariously funny” doesn’t seem a likely description for a book on cadavers. However, Roach, a Salon and Reader’s Digest columnist, has done the nearly impossible and written…
May 2008
When: Friday, May 30th @ 7pm Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Where: Jill’s House Take 183N to Lakeline Blvd. Go left on Lakeline Blvd until it dead ends at Crystal Falls Parkway. Take left onto Crystal Falls Parkway. You’ll pass an elementary school on the left and…
Cheap(er) books
Just in case you are looking around for bargain deals on the upcoming books — a couple of places you might want to check are: 1. Amazon.com — If you want to stock up on a few of the books together, you can get free shipping on a purchase of…
April 2008
When: Friday, April 25th @ 7pm Where: Amanda’s House Book: Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse’s unsuccessful attempt to climb…