MODERN FICTION READING LIST, 2023-24
(The group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 11:00. Locations to be determined. Note: The meeting in Dec. is moved up a week to Dec 19, to avoid the holiday week.)
Sept 26: My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor (Rachelle)
Oct 24: The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian (Nadyne)
Nov 28: Gravel Heart by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Nancy)
Dec 19: The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore (Ginny)
Jan 23: The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa (Donna)
Feb 27: The Madonna of the Mountains by Elise Valmorbida (Dorthea)
Mar 26: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (Nancy)
Apr 23: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Tricia)
May 28: Trust by Hernan Diaz (Rachelle)
(The group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 11:00. Locations to be determined. Note: The meeting in Dec. is moved up a week to Dec 19, to avoid the holiday week.)
Sept 26: My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor (Rachelle)
Oct 24: The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian (Nadyne)
Nov 28: Gravel Heart by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Nancy)
Dec 19: The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore (Ginny)
Jan 23: The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa (Donna)
Feb 27: The Madonna of the Mountains by Elise Valmorbida (Dorthea)
Mar 26: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (Nancy)
Apr 23: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Tricia)
May 28: Trust by Hernan Diaz (Rachelle)
NONFICTION I, 2023-24
Sept 20: Agent Sonya by Ben MacIntyre (Donna)
Oct 18: Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan (Mary)
Nov 15: The Great Stewardess Rebellion by Nell McShane Wulfhart (Mara)
Dec 20: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann (Anne)
Jan 17: Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon Winchester (Nancy)
Feb 21: Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer (Jacque)
Mar 20: Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands by Kelly Lytle Hernández (Diane)
Apr 17: The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr. by Peniel Joseph (Cathy)
May 15: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Rachel)
June 19: Decide books for next year.
Sept 20: Agent Sonya by Ben MacIntyre (Donna)
Oct 18: Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan (Mary)
Nov 15: The Great Stewardess Rebellion by Nell McShane Wulfhart (Mara)
Dec 20: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann (Anne)
Jan 17: Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon Winchester (Nancy)
Feb 21: Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer (Jacque)
Mar 20: Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands by Kelly Lytle Hernández (Diane)
Apr 17: The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr. by Peniel Joseph (Cathy)
May 15: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Rachel)
June 19: Decide books for next year.
NONFICTION II, 2023-24
October 20: Early Morning by Kim Stafford (Suzanne)
November 17: The Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff (Joyce)
December 15: Holiday party
January 19: Somewhere Sister by Erika Hayaski (Michelle)
February 16: Crow Planet by Lyanda Haupt (Rachelle)
March 15: Hide and Seek by Stephen Walker (Kathe)
April 19: Murder at the Mission by Blaine Harden (Karnie)
May 17: White Like Her by Gail Lukasik (Rachelle)
June 21: TBA (Jae)
July 19: Choose books for next year.
October 20: Early Morning by Kim Stafford (Suzanne)
November 17: The Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff (Joyce)
December 15: Holiday party
January 19: Somewhere Sister by Erika Hayaski (Michelle)
February 16: Crow Planet by Lyanda Haupt (Rachelle)
March 15: Hide and Seek by Stephen Walker (Kathe)
April 19: Murder at the Mission by Blaine Harden (Karnie)
May 17: White Like Her by Gail Lukasik (Rachelle)
June 21: TBA (Jae)
July 19: Choose books for next year.
OVERBOOKED, 2023-24
Sept 12: Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead; host & leader: Linda
Oct 10: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver; host and leader: Barbara
Selection of a classic to read: The Three Musketeers, David Copperfield, Don Quixote, Three Musketeers, or Moby Dick.
Nov 14: Trust by Herman Diaz; host and leader: Ellie
Dec: no meeting
Jan 9: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri; host and leader: Mary
Feb-Apr: TBD
May 14: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel; host and leader: Donna
Sept 12: Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead; host & leader: Linda
Oct 10: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver; host and leader: Barbara
Selection of a classic to read: The Three Musketeers, David Copperfield, Don Quixote, Three Musketeers, or Moby Dick.
Nov 14: Trust by Herman Diaz; host and leader: Ellie
Dec: no meeting
Jan 9: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri; host and leader: Mary
Feb-Apr: TBD
May 14: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel; host and leader: Donna
PUBLIC POLICY, 2023-24
Meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Dec 19: Zoom, Hillary Tiefer; 2:00 p.m.
Jan 16: Home of Amy McDannald; 2:00 p.m.
Feb 20: TBA; 2:00 p.m.
Mar 19: Home of Nadyne Rosin; 2:00 p.m.
Meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Dec 19: Zoom, Hillary Tiefer; 2:00 p.m.
Jan 16: Home of Amy McDannald; 2:00 p.m.
Feb 20: TBA; 2:00 p.m.
Mar 19: Home of Nadyne Rosin; 2:00 p.m.
SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY, 2023-24
Oct 10: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Rachelle; Fleur de Lis, 3930 NE Hancock)
Nov 7: The Calculated Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (Mara; at her home, 4361 NE Wistaria Drive)
Dec 4: The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction by Neil Gaiman (Lisa; Elephants Deli NW)
Jan 2: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (Rachelle; at her home, 3217 NE 32nd Ave)
Feb 6: The Dragonriders of Pern #1, Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey (Mara; via Zoom)
Mar 5: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Lisa; via Zoom)
Oct 10: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Rachelle; Fleur de Lis, 3930 NE Hancock)
Nov 7: The Calculated Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (Mara; at her home, 4361 NE Wistaria Drive)
Dec 4: The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction by Neil Gaiman (Lisa; Elephants Deli NW)
Jan 2: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (Rachelle; at her home, 3217 NE 32nd Ave)
Feb 6: The Dragonriders of Pern #1, Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey (Mara; via Zoom)
Mar 5: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Lisa; via Zoom)
SLEUTH SISTERS READING LIST, 2023-24
Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the month, 2 p.m., at the home of Korleen Kraft.
Sept 27: A Rising Man by Amir Mukherjee (Ginny & Donna)
Oct 25: You Bet Your Life (#3 in the Toby Peters Mysteries) by Stuart Kaminsky (Suzanne)
Nov 29* The Lost Girls of Penzance by Sally Rigby (Karn)
Dec: no meeting
Jan 24: The Last Devil to Die (#4 in the Thursday Murder Club series) by Richard Osman (Korleen)
Feb 28: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden (Carla)
Mar 27: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (Ilga)
Apr 24: A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow (Connie)
May 22: Don't Cry, Tai Lake by Qui Xiaolong (Dorthea)
Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the month, 2 p.m., at the home of Korleen Kraft.
Sept 27: A Rising Man by Amir Mukherjee (Ginny & Donna)
Oct 25: You Bet Your Life (#3 in the Toby Peters Mysteries) by Stuart Kaminsky (Suzanne)
Nov 29* The Lost Girls of Penzance by Sally Rigby (Karn)
Dec: no meeting
Jan 24: The Last Devil to Die (#4 in the Thursday Murder Club series) by Richard Osman (Korleen)
Feb 28: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden (Carla)
Mar 27: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (Ilga)
Apr 24: A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow (Connie)
May 22: Don't Cry, Tai Lake by Qui Xiaolong (Dorthea)
WIMPY WALKERS 2023-24
Here is the walk leader calendar:
Walk Leaders plan about a 3-mile walk, determine the starting time and meeting place, provide some information about the walk, and select a place to eat following the walk. We generally walk the first Saturday of the month.
October - Linda Loftin
November - Kathy Terman
December - Joyce Kligman
Jan-Mar - no walks
April - Mary Finneran
May - Diane Winn
June - Rachel Zierdt