We are doing something a little different this month since there was a tie between these two books in our survey. You can read one or both of the books and we will discuss the similarities and difference at our next meeting…or share with others what our favorite parts were.…
August 2008
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 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…
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…
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…
March 2008
Ladies, just an FYI, we are meeting up in North Austin again this month instead of South Austin. Also, we wanted to make sure that you knew that you need to order the book for this month online since it is not in stores around Austin. Please plan ahead so…
February 2008
When: Friday, February 29th @ 7pm Where: Ellie’s House Book: Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture by Ariel Levy From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. What does sexy mean today? Levy, smartly expanding on reporting for an article in New York magazine, argues that the term is…
January 2008
When: Friday, January 25th @ 7pm Where: Beth’s House Book: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. See’s engrossing novel set in remote 19th-century China details the deeply affecting story of lifelong, intimate friends (laotong, or “old sames”) Lily and Snow Flower, their…