Below are the lists for what both of these
book discussion groups are currently reading and following that are the suggestions for
starting book discussion groups, and a
few "rules" on how we operate.
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CONTEMPORARY BOOK
DISCUSSION CLUB
Revised: May
25, 2011
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Contemporary
Book Discussion Club – Meeting 9:30 a.m., 2nd Wed. of each month
Organized Sept. 1983
June 8, 2011 Book: Major Pettigrew’s
Last Stand by Helen Simonson
July 13, 2011 Book:
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Aug. 10, 2011 Book:
97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in
One New York Tenement by Jane
Ziegelman
Sept 14, 2011 Book: The Assault by Harry Mulisch
Oct. 12, 2011 Book: Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About
Leading
Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives
by David Snowdon
Nov. 9, 2011 Book: The Big Thirst:
The Secret
Life and Turbulent Future of Water
by Charles Fishman
Dec. 14, 2011 Book:
Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen
by Bob Greene
Jan. 11, 2012 Book: Finding My Voice by Diane Rehm
Feb. 8, 2012 Book: Queen of the Night by J.
A. Jance
Mar. 14, 2012 Book:
The Greatest Knight: The
Unsung Story of the Queen's Champion
by Elizabeth Chadwick
Apr. 11, 2012 Book: The Sea Captain’s Wife by Beth Powning
Apr. 25, 2012
Special Meeting, 9:30 A.M.‑ SELECT BOOKS - July 2012 - June 2013
Hostess: Susan Anderson (note date
change)
May 9, 2012 Book: The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson
June 13, 2012 Book: Still Life: A Chief Inspector
Gamache Novel (Three Pines Mysteries)
by
Louise Penny
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NIGHT BOOK
DISCUSSION CLUB
Revised:
Jan. 11, 2011
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Night Book Discussion Club – Meeting 7:15 p.m., 2nd Monday of each
month
Organized early in 1989,
final meeting June 13, 2011
June 13, 2011 LAST meeting of this group ....
Pot-Luck Dinner to talk about the good times since early 1989 and books read.
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May 13, 2004, page 18 of The Rep -- published by the Arizona Republic
Under Lectures / discussions.
“The Book Club Cookbook: 7 p.m. May 17. Susan Anderson and Changing Hands
manager Meredith Warner
lead a discussion of The Book Club Cookbook: Recipes
and Food for Thought From Your Book Club’s Favorite Books
and Authors, by
Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp. Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock
Drive, Tempe. Free. (480) 730-0205”.
“Discerning Diner...with Elan Head Feeding the stomach, feeding the mind When
Massachusetts writers Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp set out to pair good food
with good literature, they discovered that their idea wasn’t as novel (no pun
intended) as it seemed”.
This is article I was interviewed for, it is on pages 2 & 14 of The Wrangler
News and on-line
at:
http://www.wranglernews.com/elan051504.htm
The Book Club Cook Book web
site and newsletter
Below is a sheet of information I made available on May 17, 2004, when
spoke at Changing Hands Book Store, Tempe, AZ
Susan L. Anderson - Email:
SunnySusan@Cox.Net
- Web Page:
http://www.carcinoidinfo.info
Guidelines for book discussion groups, meeting in private homes that have worked
for me over the decades.
When wanting to start a book discussion group there are decisions to be made.
- What do you hope to accomplish? (see purpose below)
- What kinds of books do you wish to read and discuss?
- Where and when shall you meet?
- Smoking allowed, or totally non smoking?
- How many people do you want to participate? (In private home may limit to a
maximum of 20)
- Name for group?
- The purpose is to read and then discuss those books selected, and read, by all
members.
- The participants read ALL books selected, including those she/he would not
have read if not selected by
the discussion group.
- The group should NOT a lecture series or a book review series for NON-readers.
- The group shall select books that a majority of the members desire to read.
- Prospective members should have a love for learning and a thirst for
knowledge.
--They should desire to learn something new daily, and from each book they
read.
--A group that is multi-generational is good so each may learn from the other
age groups.
-- Lively discussions happen when the group has a wide range of life
experiences and have lived in many
locations.
-- Prospective members must be able to disagree without being disagreeable.
-- Members are not to take personal offense at comments by other members re:
the book, subject, or author.
-- There are no right or incorrect answers about a book under discussion.
-- Opinions of ALL participants are of value and should be respected.
- If a member misses three meetings in a row without calling the hostess she
shall be removed from roster.
- Once a year all members shall meet and present book suggestions for the coming
year.
- The goal / guideline shall be to select a variety of books with at least one
from each of these categories:
-- 1. Biography or memoir
-- 2. Mystery
-- 3. Travel related
-- 4. Government or politics
-- 5. Arizona location, or book by an Arizona writer
-- 6. Women’s studies and/or self-improvement
-- 7. The remaining selections from current/contemporary fiction
- After the books are chosen, annually, members volunteer to be discussion
leader, and/or hostess.
- Setting the schedule for 12 months at a time allows more discussion time at
each meeting.
- Each discussion leader shall lead as she feels comfortable, with only a few
guide lines:
-- Provide a few reviews of the book, both pro and con if possible.
-- Provide biographical information on the author.
-- Prepare a group of discussion questions about the book, to start the
discussion and keep it going.
- A house guest is always welcome to attend a meeting with a member.
- Local residents who only want to go out to lunch, but are NOT book readers,
are NOT welcome to attend.
- If two current participants have reservations about a prospective member, that
person shall not be invited
to become a member.
-The group shall operate on American democratic principles – equal opportunity
for ALL members to
participate in all things, unless they choose not to participate.
- All discussions are more interesting when everyone expresses an opinion, all
are valued and wanted.
A list of ALL books read and discussed, since their organization, by The
Contemporary Book Discussion Club (fall 1983) and the Evening Book Discussion
Club (spring 1989) are on my web page under “Books” at:
http://www.carcinoidinfo.info (this web site). I have a small business
card size 2004 calendar with web page and email addresses if you would care of
have one tonight. On the other side of this page I shall list a FEW books that
have been lively discussed in book groups.
Copyright 2004 and beyond by Susan L. Anderson
Click here to email me
SunnySusan@Cox.Net
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All communication shall be via e-mail, so all members must have and USE
e-mail.
How we operate:
Adopted: July 14, 1999
- New name: Contemporary Book Discussion Club (for non-smoking
women)
- Membership is limited to 18 women who love reading books
- Meeting the second Wednesday of each month at 9:30 A.M. in homes of the
members
- If a member misses three meetings in a row without calling or writing the
hostess her name
will be removed from the roll of members.
- All participants shall be expected to have read the book for discussion
before the meeting.
- The purpose is to read and then discuss those books read by all members.
It is NOT a lecture series, or a book review series for NON-readers.
- Members are expected to be able to disagree without being disagreeable, or
without taking
personal offense at any comments made by other members about what they thought of the
book or
author! There are no right or wrong answers!
- The group shall select books that a majority of the members desire to
read! There will be
selections that many of the members would NOT have chosen to read on their own, BUT, the
group will not
select a book that does not have a vote of "yes, lets read it" from a majority of the members.
- The group shall select books once each year for the coming year. All
participants shall be encouraged
to submit a number selections, either books she would like to lead, OR books she thinks the
group - as
a whole - would enjoy, and would make a lively diverse discussion.
- The goal/guideline shall be to select a variety of books with at least one
book from each of
the following categories annually -- when possible:
-1- biography or memoir
-2- mystery
-3- travel
-4- government or politics
-5- Arizona location, or book by an Arizona writer
-6- self-help/self-improvement, and/or women's studies
-7- the remaining selections from current/contemporary fiction.
- After the books are chosen, annually, the members shall volunteer to be a
discussion leader, and/or be hostess.
- Each discussion leader shall lead as she feels comfortable, with only a
few guide-lines. She should
provide a few reviews of the book, and biographical information on the author. Then she
shall prepare
a group of discussion questions (for HER use in leading the group) about the book, to start the
discussion,
keep it going, and on the book
- If the discussion leader desires to assign research questions, they will
only be given to members who
volunteer to take such a question. They will not be assigned to anyone not wishing a
research question.
- If a leader does ask for volunteers to take questions, this may not be done
more than one time in a
twelve-month period. This club is NOT a class -- it is for reading and learning pleasure, without
stress,
and without right or wrong answers.
- A house guest is always welcome to attend a meeting with a member! Local
residents who only want
to go out to lunch, but are NOT book readers, are NOT welcome to attend.
- If TWO current participants have reservations about a prospective member,
that person shall not be
invited to become a member.
- The group shall operate on American democratic principles -- equal
opportunity for ALL members to
participate in all things, unless they choose not to participate. All discussions are
more interesting when
everyone expresses her opinion! ALL opinions are valuable, interesting, and wanted!
All communication shall be via e-mail, so all members must have and USE
e-mail.
Please read last section on this page - below.
Thank you, Susan, 1-26-2009
Since
1996 --- when I first located others with
Carcinoid --- I have answered every email sent to me, although some replies were
delayed longer than I liked. I am NO longer able to reply to all e-mails due to
the volume and other things going on in my life (all good). I do love hearing
from others, but an unable to reply to all individually. I shall not forget my
many Carcinoid friends and of course shall reply to you … as time permits.
This
web site was 14 years old on April 27, 2011, and my plan is to keep it updated
for many years to come.
Since my husband "retired"
I am away from my computer for days, and sometimes, weeks at a time. Yes, there
is wireless internet and we have tried that a number of places. But, if I deal
with email when we are away from home then it is not a "restful vacation" for
me.
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