Reading With A Purpose

Still Alice

2010-05-30T17:09:00.000-07:00

We had a good discussion of Still Alice on Thursday evening. Check out Lisa Genova's website if you haven't already.

More about Eve

2010-02-26T14:59:00.000-08:00

If any of you have lingering questions or would like to read more about Eve (and after last evening I'm sure many of you don't!) click on the link below for Elissa's answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

Eve FAQ

FEATURED: Eve: A Novel of the First Woman by Elissa Elliott [Vol. 2, #7]

2010-01-14T10:22:00.001-08:00

FEATURED: Eve: A Novel of the First Woman by Elissa Elliott [Vol. 2, #7]

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February book (Eve)

2010-01-03T17:31:00.000-08:00

Eve is now available in paperback. You can even buy it at Target!

Click on the link below (or you may have to copy and paste it) to read the author's blog entry.

http://web.me.com/elissaelliott/Elliott/Blog/Entries/2009/12/29_Paperback_of_Eve.html

October author on Speaking of Faith

2009-10-07T19:07:00.000-07:00

http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/2009/novelist-as-god2/

Without A Map

2009-09-25T19:46:00.000-07:00

We had a good discussion of Without A Map (and some other topics, as we usually do!). We speculated about how Meredith made it back to the United States after wandering through the Middle East. While it's impossible to know from the book, we did agree that the scene in which she is given milk by a nursing mother provided the impetus for her to realize she wanted to go home. Any other thoughts or comments?

Meredith Hall interview

2009-09-25T08:41:00.000-07:00

Listen to a New Hampshire Public Radio interview with Meredith Hall. Click on the link found on this site:

http://www.nhpr.org/node/12742

Books for 2009/10

2009-07-08T14:31:00.000-07:00

September: Without a Map by Meredith Hall
October: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (book group bag)
December: Going to See the Elephant (play at the Rep Theatre)
January: American Lion by Jon Meacham
February: Eve by Elissa Elliott (book group bag)
March: The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
April: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (book group bag)
May: Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Book Group Postponed!

2009-02-26T11:22:00.000-08:00

Elaine and I decided to postpone book group until next week because of the weather. Can we try again next Thursday evening March 5?

February Meeting

2009-02-22T14:49:00.000-08:00

We'll meet at Elaine's Thursday evening to discuss Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Elaine will call for attendance.

January meeting

2009-01-08T11:38:00.000-08:00

We will meet at Ione's on January 22nd at 7:00 pm. Sharon will lead the discussion of "Last Standing Woman" by Winona LaDuke, one of the nominated titles for Rochester Reads this year.

December meeting

2008-11-28T16:10:00.000-08:00

We'll meet at Jo's to discuss The Glass Castle on Thursday evening, Dec. 4th at 7:00. I'm looking forward to our discussion of this alternately enraging and endearing family.

October meeting

2008-10-20T19:33:00.000-07:00

Warm up your vocal cords! We'll be meeting this Thursday evening (Oct. 23) at Donna's to discuss Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. Mona is the discussion leader.

Books for 2008-09

2008-10-04T18:16:00.000-07:00

We had a lively discussion of The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit, didn't we?! In October we'll read Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. In early December we'll discuss The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. The book for January is Last Woman Standing by Winona LaDuke, a Rochester Reads finalist. In February we'll discuss Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. In March we're planning to attend the Wendy Wasserstein play Third at the Rochester Rep Theatre. In April and May we're going to try out the library's book bag kits: in April we'll discuss The Summer of Ordinary Ways by Nicole Lea Helget and in May, Atonement by Ian McEwan. In June we'll be back at Rosemary's to choose some more great books.

June Book Selection Meeting

2008-06-02T18:27:00.000-07:00

We will meet Thursday, June 12 at 6:30 PM at the Barlow Hy-Vee parking lot to carpool to Rosemary's for our annual book selection meeting. Bring your ideas and a dessert or appetizer to share.

Some books we're considering: Here by Douglas McGill, The Ocean in the Closet by Yuko Taniguchi, The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman, The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit by Lucette Lagnado, Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton, Nine Parts of Desire by Geraldine Brooks, Suite Francais by Irene Nemirovsky, The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory, Atonement by Ian McEwan.

May meeting

2008-05-16T13:49:00.000-07:00

We will meet at 7:00 PM on Thursday, May 22 at Joyce's. Donna will lead the discussion of The Bookseller of Kabul.

April Meeting

2008-04-19T20:15:00.001-07:00

We will meet at 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 24 at Donna's to discuss The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. Elaine will lead the discussion.

RCTC Common Book for 2008/09

2008-04-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

The RCTC common book committee has announced that it has selected The Future of Nature: Writing on a Human Ecology from Orion Magazine as the common book for the coming year. This book is a selection of essays edited by Barry Lopez and published by Milkweed Press, a Minneapolis based non-profit publishing company. Rochester Public Library owns a copy if you are interested in checking it out.

Memory Keeper's Daughter on TV

2008-04-11T10:58:00.000-07:00

Our April book made its television debut on Lifetime Saturday night. Did anyone get a chance to watch it?

Welcome!

2008-04-11T10:54:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our new blog! I hope this will be a fun and effective way to share news and information of interest to our group.