Although unfortunately a few of us couldn't make it, the conversation flowed and the treats seemed to disappear just the same. Thank you again Lynda - always a wonderful hostess!
Girls Fall Down received mixed reviews from our group. We talked about the characters and about mental illness and homelessness, among other things. The Toronto Public Library is hosting a number of events related to the book. Let's not forget the rally and fundraiser "Stop the Crazy" to be held on May 12th in support of ending the stigma surrounding mental illness.
Jan mentioned a survey regarding the demand for a new book store in our neighbourhood. The website is for this is www.bloorwestbooks.weebly.com (Email: bloorwestbooks@gmail.com). Jan also gave us a heads up about a conference being held next month in Toronto and Niagara - From the Garden to the Trenches.
Books mentioned this month included:
Girls Fall Down received mixed reviews from our group. We talked about the characters and about mental illness and homelessness, among other things. The Toronto Public Library is hosting a number of events related to the book. Let's not forget the rally and fundraiser "Stop the Crazy" to be held on May 12th in support of ending the stigma surrounding mental illness.
Jan mentioned a survey regarding the demand for a new book store in our neighbourhood. The website is for this is www.bloorwestbooks.weebly.com (Email: bloorwestbooks@gmail.com). Jan also gave us a heads up about a conference being held next month in Toronto and Niagara - From the Garden to the Trenches.
Books mentioned this month included:
- The Reinvention of Love by Helen Humphreys
- Captivity by James Loney
- Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay
- The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
- Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery ed. Benjamin Lefebvre & Andrea McKenzie
- Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carre
- Snowdrops by A.D. Miller
- The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
