Ghosts of Book Club Past
They didn't serve turkey or cranberries but this meal for four at a restaurant proved one of our favourite books.
What is The Dinner?
Video gaming and lifelong friendship made this a book that we want to read the day after today...and the day after today...and the day after today...
This year she bought had a house and had not one but two new jobs. And she does Zumba.
Who is Emma?
What were apple fritters?
Why mostly liked his book. But now he's going to be Vice President and we do not like his book.
Who is JD Vance?
Our very first book club book featured Jeanette Walls explaining her life growing up in a "fragile" "royal abode"
What is The Glass Castle?
This statement greeted each of the four daughters by their cherished daughter in this book that came as Laurie's choice.
What is Hello Beautiful?
Simon Says this Busy Mom helps keep him healthy just as much as the patients she serves in the hospital.
Who is Laurie?
Who says this treat is just for the movies? We are so glad that we can almost count on Laurie or Christine to make sure we have lots of this snack.
What is popcorn?
We loved her book of essays and we loved her in Road to Avonlea and EMMA MET HER AND SHE WAS THE BEST.
Who is Sarah Polley?
What is Erotic Stories of Punjabi Widows?
A journey to the antarctic in search of the last of an endangered bird led to rebirth and hope for the future for the protagonist of this novel by one of our favourite authors. (Can't wait for her next book in 2025!)
What is Migrations?
She's birthing more than just babies as she helps embark many women on their midwifery career now that she's a professor. And she bakes.
Who is Christine?
In honour of this author of our book club book "Travelling Mercies" we snacked on M and Ms and cheetos - her favourite.
Who is Anne Lammott?
Now that he is working at Blessings church, we talk about him a lot less at Book Club. But he remains a villain in book club lore.
We doubled the reading of this book with a movie night and not just for an excuse to watch Colin Firth come out of a lake with a wet shirt.
What is Sense and Sensibility?
What is Orphan Train?
The founder of the Busy Thinkers, she also Chairs the Hamilton Children's Choir, because she didn't feel she spent enough time with children after teaching them all day and having four at home.
Who is Katie?
In honour of our beloved Punjabi widows, we not only had a lipstick shopping spree and exchange of dirty playing cards, we also feasted on this type of food.
Who is....(Emma please remind us of her name)
This book may not have had ghosts, but magical fungi kept our heroine running for her life.
What is Mexican Gothic?
Jeeves! He solves everything! Even how to recover cherished cow creamers, in this modern classic.
What is the Code of the Woosters?
She has twins. And another baby. And she's training to be a counsellor. Yeah, she's a busy thinker.
Who is Jamie?
During covid, we didn't give up on book club. Instead we enjoyed roasting marshmellows and eating s'mores as we gathered around this.
What is a campfire?
Silent member of our book club, he reads and supports all our books and is founding member of Whisky Club for husbands.
Who is Josh?