Last night we had our selection meeting for book club, and I must say that it is one of my favorite meetings. I get to come home and add a boatload of titles to my "to read" list. :-)
I know, I know...I'm alittle nutty. But reading always has (and likely will be) my go-to hobby and what I do to both rejuvenate and unwind.
If you're interested in some new titles, maybe check one of these out. I've only read the ones starred, and I'd highly recommend both. I'm including a brief description to pique your interest. Though I probably would have never picked up half of these titles, I love that through book club my reading horizons are being expanded. And having a group of Christian women to discuss them with makes it even more enriching.
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MARCH: The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani
(Historical fiction, Italian immigrants)
APRIL: Peace Like A River by Leif Enger
(American midwest fiction, family searching for outlaw son)
MAY: An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks
(Case Studies, Neurology, Psychology, ie: Temple Grandin)
JUNE: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
(Classic, young adult, adventure fiction)
JULY: What Is The What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng by Dave Eggers
(Lost Boys of Sudan)
AUGUST: My Antonia by Willa Cather
(Classic American literature, Nebraska pioneers)
SEPTEMBER: The Testament by John Grisham *
(Legal thriller, inheritance, Brazilian missionary)
OCTOBER: The Invisible Gorilla by Christopher F. Chabris and Daniel Simons
(Cognitive Psychology, Memory, Perception)
NOVEMBER: Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
(Memoir, Africa, Women, Islam)
DECEMBER: The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon
(Young adult fiction, mystery, autism, humor)
JANUARY (2014): Cleaning House: A Mom's 12-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement by Kay Wills Wyma *
(Christian living, parenting, organization, humor)
FEBRUARY: The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
(Historical fiction, American Civil War, Gettysburg)
3 comments:
I LOVE "Peace Like a River".... I came across a really old copy of it somewhere and have never run into anyone (outside my family)who has read it- Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
I read "Peace Like a River" too and enjoyed it. I know several other folks who loved that book too. I remember reading "My Antonia" in HS and enjoyed it too, I've always meant to read another Willa Cather but haven't as of yet. Happy reading! I hope to get my books in review posts up this week!
My favorite Willa Cather book was "The Song of the Lark." - Heather
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