Friday, December 12, 2008
A Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague Jan 15 at 8 pm at Barnes and Noble
Though we usually read contemporary adult fiction, for January 15 we are reading a historical fiction book that takes you to the thoughts of Anna in Derbyshire, England in 1665 as the Black Plague spreads. When the rector decides to seal off the town to keep the disease from spreading, Anna contemplates ethics in a time when children learn the famous rhyme ‘Ring-a-Ring of Roses’ and in the street one hears the cry, ‘bring out your dead!’ Geraldine Brooks tells about the daily lives of 17th century English and so that we can come to know more about the human experience and ourselves. We will meet at 8 p.m.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Books Selected for the 2008-2009 Season
I'm excited about the great books we will be reading this year! As always we meet on the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble near the cookbooks. All are invited to come and share. For more information call Dr. Glenn DeVoogd at 278-0279 or gdevoogd@csufresno.eduBelow are the books selected for this year:
August 21 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
September 18 - The Shack by William Young
October 16 - Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
November 20 The Devil Came on Horseback by Brian Steidle and Gretchen Steidle Wallace at Glenn DeVoogd's house 1284 West Keats Ave 93711
December 18 - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury at Kristy's House 3321 N. Kalish (near Shields and Fresno streets)
January 15 - Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks
February 19 - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
March 19 - The Coffee Trader by David Liss
April 16 - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
May 21 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
June 18 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (This is a change. Previously we had Edgar Sawtelle, but Sheila read it and said long sections about dog grooming were boring.)
July 16 -
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Books Selected for the 2008-2009 Season
I'm excited about the great books we will be reading this year! As always we meet on the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble near the cookbooks. All are invited to come and share. For more information call Dr. Glenn DeVoogd at 278-0279 or gdevoogd@csufresno.edu
Below are the books selected for this year:
August 21 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
September 18 - The Shack by William Young
October 16 - Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
November 20 The Devil Came on Horseback by Brian Steidle and Gretchen Steidle Wallace at Glenn DeVoogd's house 1284 West Keats Ave 93711
December 18 - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
January 15 - Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks
February 19 - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
March 19 - The Coffee Trader by David Liss
April 16 - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
May 21 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
June 18 - Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
July 16 - Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)