History
Place we like to meet in person?
What is Turtle Bread?
We like to end the year with this non book event.
What is Bunko or Bunco?
Author visit 2005 to discuss her book Children of God Go Bowling?
Who is Shannon Olson?
Book based on true tales of children boarding trains and finding homes along the route.
What is Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline?
Author of female detective series set in Botswana.
Who is Alexander McCall Smith?
First book read and discussed by this book club?
This is the book that was read by Joann, same title different author.
What is The Invisible Man Ralph Ellison, Joann read the scifi version by HG Wells?
This Author came May 2006 to discuss Walking Briskly Toward the Sunset.
Who is Jim Klobuchar?
The novel begins with a man ready to walk across a tightrope in NYC.
What is the novel Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann?
Author of humorous mysteries (26) with a female detective uses numbers in titles.
Who is Janet Evanovich?
This member read the wrong book with the same title.
Who is Joann Eichten?
Read this funny book by Maria Semple in 2014.
What is Where'd You go Bernadette?
July 2002 we had guest author of many humorous works of fiction.
Who is Lorna Landvik?
Memoir of writer Jeannette Walls.
What is The Glass Castle?
This main character is a Psychologist and a PI writing in between the Great World Wars England.
Who is Maisie Dobbs written by Jacqueline Winspear?
Joanne's favorite book.
What is Rebecca by Daphine DuMaurie?
Funny Title written by Bridget's brother in law Matt Burgess, read in 2014.
What is Uncle Janice?
He is a mailman who became an author, joined us in 2008 to discuss Beware of Cat.
Who is Vince Wyckoff?
Four women explorers paved the way for all women adventurers.
What is Women of the Four Winds: The Adventures of Four of America's First Women Explorers?
This character is a Scottish Philosopher who likes to help people with their problems.
Who is Isabel Dalhousie by Alexandre McCall Smith?
Who started this book club?
Who is Lisa Cargill (and Sue Schreiner)?
Playing Bunco someone laughed so hard they ripped their pants.
Who is Joann Eichten? (poem)
We met at Mancini's to hear this author talk of his memoir "And One Fine Morning, Memories of My Father".
Who is Nick Hayes?
Newlywed couple honeymoons in 1928 shooting the rapids of the Grand Canyon.
What is Grand Ambition debut novel by Lisa Michael?
Main character of Murder Series starts with One for the Money, Two for the Dough.
Who is Stephanie Plum?