When considering Amor Towles’ Table for Two, I struggled with, “Do I write my own review or post my book club’s notes?” I recently declared […] Read More
Category: Book Clubs
I’m going to try something new this year: providing the highlights from my book club’s discussions in (almost) real-time. First up is our first book […] Read More
An excellent year of reading with half of our books netting a rating of 4 or higher. This wasn’t by accident, and I’ll tell you why.
We did it! For the first time, possibly ever, we selected our short list of ten without a run-off. While there’s one or two that […] Read More
We’re at that time of year! Earlier this week my book group met for its annual book pitch which is a really fun meeting because […] Read More
While technically Day by Michael Cunningham will fall into the category of COVID pandemic fiction, this one was beautifully and uniquely constructed—three days in three years, stretching from 2019 to 2021. The same day on the calendar, so each is a year apart.
The Pole by J. M. Coetzee is at once moody and mysterious – full of tension. This novella centers around Beatriz and Wittold. She’s a […] Read More
Here it is! My book club’s short list of books to read July 2023-June 2024.
Our annual book club selection process begins with our long list.
Last week when I was wrapping up my review of The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, I saw that he was going to be […] Read More