After April meeting re Brooklyn

Well done Wanda!  Another great evening.  We found plenty to say about Brooklyn.

A reminder that we'll be together again at Jo's on May 19th to talk about Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann.

Here's a video interview with Colum McCann back home in Ireland and another video reminding us how Philippe Petit looked as he walked between the twin towers.

In June our dinner discussion at Jan's house will be about Newfoundland author Michael Crummey and any of his novels: River Thieves, The Wreckage and Galore.  

Other books mentioned last night were:

• The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
• Midnight at the Dragon Cafe by Judy Fong Bates
• Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

Other topics of interest:

• TED lecture about neo-evolution
• Luminato festival
• Hot Docs festival
• Alex Pangman - jazz singer
• Humber Cinema

Last night at Maureen's

We had a pleasant evening - great snacks (yummy cake!), excellent wine and lively discussion about Room among other things.  Thank you Maureen!




Three dates and locations were reserved:  April 26th at Wanda's, May 19th at Jo's and June 23rd at Jan's.

The book for April will be Brooklyn by Colm Toibin and in May we'll read by Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann.
I believe we left the book selection for June until later.

Also mentioned last night (if I remember correctly) were:  

• Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden
• The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
• Cool Water by Dianne Warren
• Midnight at the Dragon Cafe by Judy Fong Bates
• Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong
• Being with Dying  Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death by Joan Halifax    
• The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht

Following up on some other topics here are links for Kiva, Le Select Bistro, Al Jazeera English and Twitter accounts for Harper, Ignatieff, Layton and May.

Hot Chocolate!

Just for fun...

A Short History of Women

Thank you Lynda for a super evening. 

Coincidentally the TED lecture this week addresses the issue of being female in the 20th (and 21st) century. 

Other books mentioned last night were :
The Man in the the Wooden Hat,  Old Filth and A Long Way to Verona by Jane Gardam,

Started Early, Took My Dog by KateAtkinson,

Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong,

Eating People is Wrong by Malcolm Bradbury, and  

Chocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury

Good-bye 2010

Thank you Susan!  We all LOVE your Christmas treats. 

Our next book club meeting will be at Lynda's on Tuesday January 25th.  We'll be reading A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert.

The following month we'll be reading E.L.Doctorow's novel, Homer and Langley and getting together at my place.  The date is Thursday, February 24th.

In March the book will be Room by Emma Donoghue. 
Maureen will be hosting on Thursday, March 24th. 

Also mentioned the other night were:

• Sylvanus Now by Donna Morrissey
•  The Lizard Cage and Burmese Lessons: A Love Story by Karen Connelly
•  Annabel by Kathleen Winter.

Wishing everyone a merry Christmas.
Welcome 2011!

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Hear Helen Simonson discuss her book on this podcast. 

"book" cake