2018-2019 Schedule and Voting Results

Here is the new schedule for the next year. Let me know if your month won't work for you and we can shuffle things around. Happy reading!

New Book Nominees

Here are the new books that were presented for our reading schedule for the next year.  Voting will be done online and results will be shared later this month. Click on the book names to read a summary and reviews of each book.

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy

Emma by Jane Austen 

The Martian by Andy Weir

Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

My Antonia by Willa Cather

I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell  

On Two Feet and Wings by Abbas Kazerooni 

Mount Vernon Love Story by Mary Higgins Clark 

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Where There's Hope by Elizabeth Smart

The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King  

The Chosen by Chaim Potok 

Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes 

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson  

The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

Time for New Books!

It's that time of the year again to present new books to the group for our reading schedule! We'll do it the same way we did it last time, but here's a reminder of how it will work, and some guidelines to follow as you consider which books to recommend:

- We will meet on Thursday, May 3rd at 7:30pm at Joy's house to present new book recommendations.

- You recommend 2 books that the group will vote on, and one of your books will win. You will then host book group for the month your winning book is assigned to, lead the discussion, and provide a refreshment.  If you don't want to have book group at your house, there are always others willing to host for you.

- The books you recommend can be from any genre, but must be books that you have previously read and know that they have minimal language, violence, etc., and are appropriate for the standards of our group.

- If possible, please bring a copy of each of your book suggestions to book group in May so we can see the book and get a sense of it's length and size. Let me know if you can't find a copy of a book you want to present and I might be able to pick up a copy for you from libraries you don't have access to.

- The voting will take place anonymously with an online survey as usual, where you will rate your interest in each book on a scale of 1 to 5. Voting this way will give you time to read book reviews or learn more about the choices before casting your vote.  This also allows people who can't attend in May the ability to still vote. Voting will stay open for 3-4 weeks and results given at June's book group and online. Each person's book with the highest weighted average will be selected for our upcoming schedule.

- If you would like to recommend books but can't attend book group in May, please let me know and I will present your books to the group for you.

- To see a list of books that our group has already read, scroll down and you'll see the list in the right side bar of this blog.