A comprehensive* list of past book club picks (updated 5/13/11)

For those of you who like to take a look back at where we've come from . . .

Lindsay Smith
The Chosen - Chaim Potok (Fiction)
The Robber Bride - Margaret Atwood (Fiction)

Rahni Johnson
Revenge: A Story of Hope - Laura Blumenfeld (Non-fiction)
Maus: A Survivor's Story - Art Spiegelman (Non-fiction, Biography, Graphic Novel)
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card (Science Fiction)
Crow Lake - Leif Enger (Fiction)
Peace Like a River - Leif Enger (Fiction)
The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch (Non-fiction, Biography)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer (Fiction, Historical, WWII)
Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay
Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach

Tracy Follett
The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas (Fiction, Classic)
Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank (Science Fiction/Alternate Reality, Post-Apocalyptic)
There Are No Children Here - Alex Kotlowitz (Non-fiction, Sociology)
My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult (Fiction, Modern)
My Antonia - Willa Cather
The Sound and the Fury - William Faulkner (Fiction, Classic)
Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
Secret Daughter -

Rachel Winters
Portrait of a Lady - Henry James (Fiction, Classic)
Oscar Wilde Plays (The Importance of Being Earnest and one other of your choosing) (Plays)
The Giver - Lois Lowry (Young Reader Fiction)
The Inheritance - Louisa May Alcott
Two Old Women - Velma Wallis

Michelle (Rock) Bouasri
Good Earth - Pearl S. Buck (Historical Fiction, China)
Time Bind - Arlie Hochschild (Non-fiction, Sociology)

Melanie Follett
Anthem - Ayn Rand (Science Fiction)
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe (Fiction, Classic)
Some Wildflower in My Heart - Jamie L. Turner (Fiction)
Swimming to Antarctica - Lynne Cox (Non-fiction, Memoir)
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd (Historical Fiction, 50's/60's? in the South)
Marley and Me - John Grogan (Non-fiction, Memoir)
The Survivor's Club - Ben Sherwood
The Odyssey - Homer

Mandy (Collins) Quimby
Autobiography of Malcolm X - Malcom X and Alex Haley (Non-fiction, Biography)
Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt (Non-fiction, Biography)
Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser (Non-fiction, Sociology)

Alison (Collins) Miner
House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros (Fiction)
Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini (Historical Fiction, Afghanistan)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey (Historical Fiction, 60's)
The Blue Sword - Robin McKinley (Fantasy)

Sarah Udy
Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting - Lynn Grabhorn (Self Improvement)
Chopping Spree - Diane Mott Davidson (Cooking Mystery)
Heidi - Johanna Spyri (Children's Classic)
1776 - David McCullough (Non-fiction, U.S. History)
Jacob, Have I Loved - Katherine Paterson (Young Reader Fiction)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley

Debbie Stubbs
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer (Teen Fiction)
Harris and Me - Gary Paulsen (Young Reader Fiction)
A Ring of Endless Light - Madeleine L'Engle (Young Reader Fiction)
Walk Two Moons - Sharon Creech (Young Reader Fiction)

Kick (Davidson) Rock
Disappointment With God - Philip Yancey (Non-fiction, Religion)
Not Without My Daughter - Betty Mahmoody (Non-fiction, Memoir)
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte (Fiction, Classic)
Timeline - Michael Crichton (Adventure Fiction, Sci Fi?)
Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (Teen Fiction)
Coyotes - Ted Conover

Amy Russell
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon (Fiction)
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee (Fiction, Classic)
Blessings - Anna Quindlen (Fiction)
Recovering Charles - Jason Wright (Fiction)

Claudia Ashton
Fablehaven - Brandon Mull (Young Reader Fiction)
The Screwtape Letters - C. S. Lewis (Non-fiction, Classic, Religion)
Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout
Stones From the River - Ursula Hegi

Debbie Jackson
The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom (Fiction)

Xitla Hoki
The Watsons Go To Birmingham - Christopher Paul Curtis

Kim
Life of Pi - Yann Martel

Analee
Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston
12 Years a Slave - Solomon Northrup

Amber
The Last Unicorn - Peter Beagle
Keturah and Lord Death - Martine Leavitt

Kathleen Ashton Keiner
The Help - Kathryn Stockett

Monica Millard
How to Say Goodbye in Robot - Natalie Standiford

Tracy Smith
coming soon. . . .

Everyone
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho (Allegorical Fiction)

*If I've forgotten anything, or gotten anything wrong, please edit this post, or let me know!

June's Book

Hi everyone!

I wanted to give everyone plenty of time so I have picked my book for June. It is "Keturah and Lord Death" by Martine Leavitt. It is a Young Adult novel. I believe it is only in hardback, but I am sure there are some used copies out there. Rahni might be able to get a bulk order going or something. I hope you all enjoy it!

"The Help" interview

Check out this interview! You can download (free) author interviews from B&N Meet the Writers' Steve Betrand via iTunes--they're excellent.

Slackerness

Sorry about the slacking on the blog, guys! I'll do better in the future.

Thanks for the email, Rahni! The last book club was a lot of fun, and Monica did a great job!!!

Need to Borrow a Book to Read?

Call Claudia.
She is loaning out Rahni's books.

Olive Kitteridge - Favorite Lines

At the edge of the continent, Crosby, Maine, may seem like nowhere, but seen through this brilliant writer’s eyes, it’s in essence the whole world, and the lives that are lived there are filled with all of the grand human drama - desire, despair, jealousy, hope, and love.At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her: a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive’s own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse. As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life – sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition - its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.