The first book discussion group I joined was one that was based in the Women's Associates of McGill University. That was decades ago, and the group, the association and the whole idea of getting together to talk about books has evolved. We're now a lot older, many don't have any link to McGill (if they ever had) and we find that there are many, many other groups who enjoy books and the opportunity they offer for intelligent conversation, along with a little gossip.
Each year, the members spend one evening in May composing a list of suggested reading. Some of the titles are selected for summer reading, while others may (or may not) be chosen for discussion at the bi-weekly (yes, every two weeks, imagine how many books that adds up to!) meetings between September and May.
The first three titles for the fall have already been chosen: Matar's In the Country of Men, Schwalbe's The End of Your Life Book Club and Russo's Elsewhere: A Memoir. Here's the list in its entirety. Most are in paperback even though recently published. "NF" indicates non-fiction.
Each year, the members spend one evening in May composing a list of suggested reading. Some of the titles are selected for summer reading, while others may (or may not) be chosen for discussion at the bi-weekly (yes, every two weeks, imagine how many books that adds up to!) meetings between September and May.
The first three titles for the fall have already been chosen: Matar's In the Country of Men, Schwalbe's The End of Your Life Book Club and Russo's Elsewhere: A Memoir. Here's the list in its entirety. Most are in paperback even though recently published. "NF" indicates non-fiction.
Aciman, Andre Harvard
Square
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi Americanah
Albright, Madeleine Prague winter: A personal story of remembrance and
war NF
Atkinson, Kate Life
after life
Auslander, Shalom Hope: A Tragedy
Ayed, Nahlah A
Thousand farewells NF
Badami, Anita Rau Tell it to the trees
Bakker, Gerbrand Ten
white geese
Barbery, Muriel Gourmet
rhapsody
Bemrose, John The
Last woman
Buchanan, Cathy Marie The Painted girls
Chabon, Michael Telegraph
Avenue
Chabon, Michael The
Amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay
Cole, Taju Open
city
Cowell, Stephenie Claude and Camille
Dion, Lise The
Secret of the blue trunk
Dobson, Kathy With
closed fist: Growing up in Canada’s toughest neighbourhood
Erdrich, Louise The
Round house
Erdrich, Louise Plague
of doves
Ferguson, Will 419
Fitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby
Follet, Ken Fall
of giants; Winter of the world
Ford, Richard Independence
Day
Fragoulis, Tess The
Goodtime girl
Gardham, Jane The
Man in the wooden hat
Hedges, Chris The
Empire of illusions NF
Hill,
Susan Howard’s
End is on the landing NF
Hill, Susan The
Betrayal of trust (a Simon Serrailler crime novel)
Hosseini, Khaled And
the mountains echoed
Kanon, Joseph Istanbul
Passage
King, Thomas The
Inconvenient Indian
Kingsolver, Barbara Flight behavior
Lackberg, Camilla The Hidden child (Mystery)
Lively, Penelope How
it all began
Maathai, Wangari Unbowed
: a Memoir
MacNeal, Susan Elia Mr. Churchill’s secretary
Marias, Javier Infatuations
Matar, Hisham In
the country of men
Mathis, Ayana The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
McCann, Colum Transatlantic
McEwan, Ian Sweet
tooth
Messud, Claire The
Woman upstairs
Nesbo, Jo The
Bat (the first Harry Hole thriller)
Nikiforuk, Andrew The Energy of slaves: Oil and the new servitude NF
Ozeki, Ruth A
Tale for the time being
Petterson, Per It’s
fine by me
Ralston Saul, John Dark diversions
Richler, Nancy The
Imposter bride
Roy,
Gabrielle Windflower
Russo,
Richard The Risk pool
Russo,
Richard Elsewhere: A memoir
Saramego,
Jose Cain
Schwalbe,
Will The End of your life book
club NF
Selasi,
Taiye Ghana must go
Shrier,
Howard Boston cream (Crime novel)
Smith,
Zadie NW
Swift,
Graham Wish you were here
Toibin,
Colm The Testament of Mary
Vaillant,
John The Tiger NF
Vassanji,
M.G. The Magic of Saida
Winton,
Tim Cloudstreet
I'll be posting the reading lists for the book groups I lead in libraries soon.
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