New Book Club, New Beginning
Anna and I have had bad luck with book clubs over the last several years, as we continue to seek like-minded individuals who are willing to give anything a try in their reading and not quit a book club simply because they hate one of the books they've read.
This past Saturday, we met with our new book club at Novel Places -- my new favorite bookstore. Our meeting lasted about 2 hours as we browsed the books -- used and new -- and chatted about how we'd select the books we'd read. So far, we have all our books through August selected. A few of our members were not able to make the meeting, so I suspect their book nominations will fill out the rest of the year. We have an interesting mix of classic and contemporary fiction, historical fiction, scifi-like fiction, and nonfiction. I cannot wait until the February meeting where we'll talk about our first book, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
In case you're interested in the rest of our list, here it is:
Feb.: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde March: Star Wars & Philosophy by Kevin Decker April: A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear May: City of Thieves by David Benioff June: Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick July: When She Woke by Hillary Jordan Aug.: Ashes by Ilsa Bick
What will your book club be reading?