Category: BookClub
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Reading the Riot Act
First a few library photos from my travels…For a variety of reasons (OK, I confess, mainly Instagram and Youtube) I haven’t been reading as much over the past few years. I’ve always relied on libraries for the majority of my reading material, both print and audio books. In Sweden, the selection of books in English…
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Jolabokaflod
The Icelandic tradition of the Christmas book flood has been part of our holiday celebration for the past 10 or so years. We started taking the girls to a local book shop to choose their own books on or around Christmas Eve as a way to support independent book sellers. Wild Rumpus, Red Balloon, Addendum…
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Book Club Fun
My friend’s suggestion for book club tonight. We’ll have to read Love in the Time of Cholera and drink our Quarantinis!
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An Outlandish Evening
with Diana Gabaldon in Denver. Excellent book talk by one of my favorite authors. She’s a fascinating person with fans who are also an interesting and entertaining bunch. Annie, Amy and I were amazed at the rock star atmosphere; Celtic music, wine, men in kilts… what a night!
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Book Club summary 2014
Here are the books we discussed in 2014. Next year I plan to keep a better record of the Club meetings. At least I wrote down all the titles this year! Let Him Go by Larry Watson The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling) Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach Looking For…
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Book Club
I’ve decided I should have a section for book club records on the site. My book club has been meeting for a few years now. Penny has been our record keeper. I’ll have to see if she knows what year we started. We’ve grown to 6 members. A nice number for a small living room…