The Joy of July

It was lovely to be able to sit out in Jane's garden on a warm summer evening - something to remember fondly in the cold winter months.  We talked about The Plot Against America by Philip Roth.  Here is an interesting interview he gave on NPR.

The topic of anti-semitism is once again current in Canada as the CPCCA made its final report on July 7 provoking some controversy.

Having made a bit of a mess of planning for July we were careful to get it right for August.  The date will be Tuesday, August 30 and Lynda will be hosting.  All good, but the real success was pinning down a novel for August - Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese.  Verghese talks about his book in this video:




Other books mentioned in July:

• Bride of New France by Suzanne Desrochers 
• In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
• Still Alice by Lisa Genova
  
• Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay
  
• The Translator by Leila Aboulela
  
• Outskirts by Sue Goyette (not sure of the title but this is her latest)
• Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

There was also some talk about the famine situation in the Horn of Africa countries.  It's good to see today that our government has stepped forward with aid.