Nonfiction
This type of book allows us to find the meanings of words.
A Dictionary
In the epic poem The Odyssey, what does the witch-goddess Circe turn Odysseus's men into?
Pigs
Who is the highest selling female author of all time?
Agatha Christie (up to 4 billion books sold). JK Rowling is only the 5th highest selling female author!
Who was the first person to become a billionaire as a writer?
JK Rowling.
Name your three officers and their positions
Lila (Pres.), Caroline (VP), Annagrace (treasurer)
What is a memoir?
When a person writes about their own life.
Who are the Grimm Brothers?
They are known for writing gruesome fairy tales which Disney has since adapted to provide happily ever afters.
Who wrote The Hunger Games?
Suzanne Collins
What is a ghostwriter?
A professional writer who writes something that is credited to someone else.
What is a bibliophile?
A person who loves to read
What is a thesaurus?
This source provides you with synonyms and antonyms.
Name a poem
Various Anwsers
Who does Charlotte in "Pride and Prejudice" marry?
Name two plays written by William Shakespeare.
Answers may vary.
twice
The word "blog" was a contraction of "web" and what other word?
Log
Who wrote the poem "The Raven" and the short story "The Tell-tale Heart"?
Edgar Allan Poe
These two authors were both fantasy authors and best friends
C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
Approximately how many authors are there of books in the Bible? 15, 40, 120?
40 (there are roughly this many known authors, but the authorship of other books is unknown)
What are the two of the four expectations for members?
1)Commitment to monthly readings
2)Participation
3)75% attendance
4)Respect for community
What is an epistolary book? (Think about 'epistles' in the Bible, if that helps)
A book that is presented as a series of letters between people.
What are the three categories of Shakespeare's plays: tragedies, comedies, and...?
Histories.
What is the best selling fiction book of all time?
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Who wrote the poems "The Road Not Taken" and "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"
Robert Frost
Name two goals of this club
Harry
1)Educating members on the importance of print, written expression, and independent booksellers
2)Instilling positive reading habits and encouraging the study of historical and contextual evidence related to literature
3)Creating a community through literature
4)Creating a life-long love of reading (AKA making you a bibliophile)
and the Sorcerer's Stone.