Fellowship of Book Goddesses

February 2012 - A Reliable Wife

2011-01-21T23:53:00.001-08:00

A Reliable Wife
by Robert Goolrick

February ?, 2012
6:30 p.m.

Leader: ?
Hostess: ?

Sno-Isle Discussion Kit

January 2012 - The Road

2011-01-21T23:51:00.001-08:00

The Road

by Cormac McCarthy

January ?, 2012

6:30 p.m.

Leader: ?

Hostess: ?

Sno-Isle Book Discussion Kit

December 2011 - Lemon Tree

2011-01-21T23:48:00.001-08:00

Lemon Tree
by Sandy Tolan

December 9, 2011
6:30 p.m.

Leader: Cleo
Hostess: Erika

Sno-Isle Book Discussion Kit

November 2011 - My Stroke of Insight

2011-01-21T23:46:00.000-08:00

My Stroke of Insight
by Jill Taylor

November 18, 2011
6:30 p.m.

Leader: Julie
Hostess: Diana

Sno-Isle Book Kit

October 2011 - In a Sunburned Country

2011-01-21T23:41:00.003-08:00

In a Sunburned Country

by Bill Bryson

October 21, 2011

6:30 p.m.

Leader: Diana

Hostess: Cleo

Sno-Isle Book Kit

September 2011 - not known at this time

2011-01-21T23:41:00.001-08:00

September 23, 2011
6:30 p.m.

August 2011 - not known at this time

2011-01-21T23:40:00.000-08:00

July 2011 - In The Garden of Beasts

2011-01-21T23:38:00.000-08:00

In the Garden of Beasts
by Erik Larson

July 23, 2011
Sat-Sun

Leader: Gail
Hostess: Julie cabin

Discussion Guides:

Crazy Running Legs Discussion Guide

Reading Group Guide

Lit Lovers

Author Interview:

NPR interview and article

June 2011 - Talk Talk

2011-01-21T23:36:00.000-08:00

Talk Talk
by T.C. Boyle

June 24, 2011
6:30 p.m.

Leader: Barb
Hostess: Gail

Sno-Isle Book Kit

Discussion Guides:

May 2011 - My Jim

2011-01-21T23:34:00.001-08:00

My Jim

by Nancy Rawles

May 20, 2011

6:30 p.m.

Leader: Eleanor

Hostess: Barb

Discussion Guides:

April 2011 - Virgin of small plains

2011-01-21T23:16:00.002-08:00

The Virgin of Small Plains

by Nancy Pickard

April 15, 2011

6:30 p.m.

Leader: Erica

Hostess: Eleanor

Sno-Isle Book Kit

Discussion Guides:

March 2011 - The Monsters of Templeton

2011-01-21T23:16:00.001-08:00

The Monsters of Templeton
by Lauren Geoff

Leader: Cleo
Hostess: Erica

March 18, 2011
6:30 p.m.

Discussion Guides:

Video Interview with Author:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBJiyFksnFg

February 2011 - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

2011-01-21T23:08:00.000-08:00

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Foer

February 23, 2011

6:30 p.m.

Leader: Julie

Hostess: Cleo

Sno-Isle book club Discussion kit

Discussion Guides:

Video Interview with the author about this book:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oYnM_6jK1g

January 2011 - The Zookeeper's Wife

2011-01-21T23:01:00.000-08:00

The Zookeeper's Wife
by Diane Ackerman

January 21, 2011
Leader: Gail
Hostess: Diana

This was a very slow read and a lot of people in the club thought it too slow. It had interesting information in it, it just dragged on too much.

November 2010 - Never Let Me Go

2011-01-21T23:00:00.000-08:00

Never Let me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Leader: Gail

Hostess: Julie

Oct. 2010 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2010-09-27T18:22:00.000-07:00

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

by William Kamkwamba

Leader: Eleanor

Hostess: Gail

Date: Oct. 22, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Discussion Questions:

(1) http://www.harpercollins.com/author/authorExtra.aspxisbn13=9780061730320&displayType=readingGuide

(2) http://www.litlovers.com/guide_boy_who_harnessed_wind.html

(3) http://www.bookbrowse.com/reading_guides/detail/index.cfm/book_number/2351/The-Boy-Who-Harnessed-the-Wind

Article and Video:

http://gizmodo.com/5370752/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind-persistence-jury+rigging-and-ingenuity-against-all-odds

Videos about the book:

(1) http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6419887-the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind

(2) http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=boy+who+harnessed+the+wind&aq=f

September 2010 - Look Me in the Eye : My Life with Asperger's

2010-07-18T18:30:00.000-07:00

Look Me In The Eye by John Elder Robinson

Date: September 17, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Hostess: Eleanor

Lead: Barb

Discussion (Study) Guides:

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/teachers_guides/9780307396181.pdf

http://www.johnrobison.com/educators.asp

August - The Help

2010-07-18T18:20:00.000-07:00

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Date: August 20, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Hostess: Cleo

Leader: Erica

Discussion Guides:

http://www.litlovers.com/guide_help.html

http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bookclubquestions/a/the_help_questions.htm

http://www.examiner.com/x-32438-Contemporary-Literature-Examiner~y2010m2d14-Book-club-discussion-questions-The-Help

July 2010 - 40 Days and 40 Nights: Darwin, Intelligent Design, God, Oxycontin, and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania

2010-03-19T13:40:00.000-07:00

Date: July 9, 2010

Leader: Julie

Site: Barb

This is another book club set from the library.

Barb did a wonderful job of hostessing, as always. Julie was an awesome leader. She found a website that introduces the characters from this book. There are a lot of characters and it's hard to keep them all straight. The video makes it easier. Go to: video.pbs.org and look for Nova then Judgement Day.

http://video.pbs.org/video/980040807/

May 2010 - Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

2010-03-19T13:38:00.000-07:00

Date: May 21 , 2010

Leader: Diana

Site: Erica

This will be another set of books from the book sets in the Sno-Isle Library System.

April 2010 - Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

2010-03-19T13:37:00.000-07:00

Date: April 30, 2010

Leader: Cleo

Site: Gail's House

In April we'll be discussing Shanghai Girls by Lisa See and mulling over 1776 at the same meeting.

March 2010 - 1776

2010-03-19T13:34:00.000-07:00

March 19, 2010 we'll be discussing 1776 by David McCullough. We'll be meeting at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park. After a discussion of the book we'll be listening to a talk by Jodi Picoult.

Leader: Cleo

We listened to Jodi Picoult, who was funny and a good speaker, but didn't get around to discussing the book. We'll have a combined meeting next month.

January 2010 - So Brave, Young, and Handsome

2009-12-20T20:56:00.000-08:00

So Brave, Young, and Handsome
by Leif Enger

Leader: Eleanor
Hostess: Diana

Discussion Questions:
(1) http://www.asl.lib.ar.us/ACFB/So%20Brave,%20Young%20and%20Handsome.pdf
(2) http://www.litlovers.com/guide_so_brave_young_handsome.html
(3) http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/search/details.cfm?id=698

December 2009

2009-06-28T21:32:00.005-07:00

A Girl Named Zippy : Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana

by Haven Kimmel

December 11, 12009
Leader: Barb
Home: Julie (took over for Diana since her kitchen was NOT done)

November 2009

2009-06-28T21:32:00.003-07:00

Naked
by David Sedaris

November 13, 2009
Leader: Erica
Home: Barb

October 2009

2009-06-28T21:32:00.001-07:00

Black Water

by Joyce Carol Oates

October 16, 2009
Leader: Gail
Home: Erica (in her NEW house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

September 2009 Year of Wonders

2009-02-18T11:11:00.002-08:00

Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks

Leader: Diana
Date: September 18, 2009
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Hostess: Cleo

This is our second Sno-isle Library book club set. We bought one large print version for those that prefer that.

Discussion Guide: http://us.penguingroup.com/static/rguides/us/year_of_wonders.html

Wikipedia page on the book:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_Wonders

August 2009 The Devil in the White City

2009-02-18T11:11:00.001-08:00

Leader: Cleo
Hostess: Eleanor in her NEW apartment, looking forward to the view.

Food: Always good at Eleanors

Reading Group guide: http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/devil_white_city1.asp

Discussion Guide:

http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bookclubquestions/a/devil_city_q.htm

Study Guide & Discussion Topics:

http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-devil-in-the-white-city/

Site about the book including an interview with the author about this book:

http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devilinthewhitecity/about.html

We got to see Eleanor's new apartment! It was beautiful. Manicotti, fruit, cookies and apple pie. Everything was top notch (and yes, Richard, the pie was good.)

June 27, 2009 The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing

2009-02-18T11:10:00.003-08:00

At the cabin on Camino!!! This is always a treat. This month's book was "The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing." It was a good read and made for good discussion. The food was tremendous, all that fruit! Fish tacos, blueberry pancakes and eggs, turkey rolls, tomato cheese things (I might not be the best person to be making this list), fruit, chocolate covered fruit, veggies, salad, fresh ginger cookies, and more and more...... Julie was the hostess and leader on this one.

Reader's Group Guide:
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides_G/girls_guide_to_hunting_and_fishing1.asp

We'll be adding recipes for Blueberry pancakes, fresh ginger cookies and fish tacos.

Barb suggested the book, "The City of Thieves."
Diana suggested the book, "The Physik book of Deliverance Dane."

We watched "Suburban Girl," the movie version of the book. It was only o.k. in my opinion.

May 2009 The Hunger Games

2009-02-18T11:10:00.001-08:00

Hostess: Cleo
Leader: Erica
This was a teen book. It prompted excellent discussion. We had Copper River Salmon, salad, strawberry shortcake, and as usual, lots of wine.

Discussion Guide: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collateral.jsp?id=36164

Some other questions:
http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/10/15/hunger-games-book-club-discussion/

April 2009 The Shack

2009-01-10T00:08:00.000-08:00

The Shack

by William Paul Young

Leader: Gail

Date: April 10th or 17th

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Hostess: Gail

Discussion Guides:

http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bookclubquestions/a/shack_questions.htm

http://papaponderings.blogspot.com/2008/08/shack-discussion-guide_14.html

There are many Christian Study Guides out there if you google "The Shack" discussion guide.

Wikipedia Site on the Book:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shack

March 2009 Digging to America

2009-01-10T00:06:00.000-08:00

Digging to America
by Anne Tyler

Leader: Barb
Date: March 20, 2009
Time: 6:30
Hostess: Eleanor

We might meet an hour early to help with the house.

Discussion Guides: http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bookclubquestions/a/digging_q.htm

http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307263940&view=rg

Wikipedia Site on the book:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digging_to_America

February 2009 The Afghan

2009-01-10T00:05:00.001-08:00

This is scheduled for February 13, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at Diana's house. Cleo will lead.

Afghan cooking sites:

http://www.afghan-network.net/Cooking/

http://www.afghan-web.com/culture/cooking/

http://www.asiarecipe.com/afghanistan.html

Menu

Main Dish:

Qabili Pilau (chicken and Yellow rice with carrots and raisins), this was really good. It was fun to make and was very tasty. It made enough for many more people than indicated.

Dessert:

Khatai (cookies), we didn't like these as much

January 2009 - Shadow in the Wind

2009-01-09T23:49:00.000-08:00

Shadow in the Wind was our first book from the discussion books available at the Sno-Isle Libraries. We had two months to read, discuss and return the 10 books and one discussion guide. We mostly enjoyed the book. I know that one person out of our 8 didn't care for it. Everyone else liked it and we had a good discussion from it.

The meeting was held Jan. 9th at 6:30 p.m. at Cleo's new apartment. Barb led the discussion.

Dec. 2008

2009-01-09T23:48:00.000-08:00

We gave up on December. Scheduling was just too hard. We'll meet up again in January.

Nov. 2008 - Secret Life of Bees Movie

2009-01-09T23:46:00.001-08:00

For the November meeting we met at a restaurant and had dinner then went to the movie at the Alderwood theater's. The movie was grand and we all enjoyed it.

Oct. 2008 Samarai's Garden

2009-01-09T23:43:00.001-08:00

October was "Samurai's Garden." Barb suggested the book, Cleo led the discussion and Eleanor was the hostess with the mostess.

Sept. 2008 Memory Keeper's Daughter

2009-01-09T23:37:00.000-08:00

September was "Memory Keeper's Daughter".

August 2008

2008-06-13T22:48:00.001-07:00

Gail will lead this month. Julie will hostess (maybe at the cabin).

Discussion Guides:

http://www.sffworld.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-503.html

http://www.geocities.com/theritelifestyle/endgame.html

July 2008

2008-06-08T22:15:00.001-07:00

We're going to plan an outing for July.

June 13, 2008 Book

2008-03-21T23:01:00.001-07:00

Pat will be leading this book on June 13, 2008 at Cleo's house at 6:30 p.m.

Book: The Glass Castle

Author: Jeannette Walls

Julie suggests the video at YouTube for those that read this book. It shows the author's farm, her mother, and some of her mother's paintings. There is a painting of her father.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW0XVno-0gM

May 2, 2008 Book

2008-03-21T22:46:00.000-07:00

The next meeting will be at Gail's old house (with a tour of the new one) at 6:30 p.m. on May 2, 2008. Eleanor will be leading. We delayed a week due to scheduling pressures.

Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali
by Kris Holloway

Music Movie by author about Mali: http://www.bidwellid.com/news/Mali07.mov

African Peanut Chicken Soup

2 medium onions
2 large orange or red bell peppers
2 T oil
3-4 cloves garlic

28 oz. canned dice tomatoes
8 cups of stock
¼ t pepper and ¼ t crushed red pepper

½ C rice
1 & 1 ½ c cooked chicken
2/3 cup peanut butter

Sauté first 4 ingredients. Add the next 3 items and simmer on low, uncovered for 1 hour. Add the rice and simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Wisk peanut butter with some soup and add to the pot. Stir, serve and enjoy.

We had the chicken on the side for the vegetarian souls among us.

Dedicated to Monique and the Mango Rains and the Book Goddesses

March 21, 2008

2008-02-16T12:05:00.000-08:00

Julie announced that the March book will be "Truth and Beauty: A Friendship" by Ann Patchett. She suggests that we also read "Autobiography of a Face" by Lucy Greely, which is a companion book of sorts.

We'll be meeting at Eleanor's house (I'm sure her daughter will tell her we nominated her before we actually meet) at 6:30 p.m. on March 21, 2008.

February Book

2008-01-12T20:35:00.000-08:00

The Glass Harmonica
Leader: Barb

Hospitality: Julie
Date: Feb. 15, 2008
Time: 6:30 p.m.

Barnes and Noble Link: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780441007295&itm=4

Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Harmonica-Louise-Marley/dp/0441008364/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200199264&sr=8-1

January 2008 Book Selection

2007-12-09T17:58:00.000-08:00

January's book is Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides and the meeting will be at Pat's house Jan 12th starting at 2:00 p.m..

A link to information about the book:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780312427733&itm=1

Book Discussion Information:

1. http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bookclubquestions/a/middlesex_q.htm

2. http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/middlesex1.asp

December 2007 Book and Meeting

2007-12-03T08:48:00.001-08:00

We are going to meet at Cleo's house and Cleo will be leading. Julie is bringing snacks and drinks.

The book is Whistling Season by Ivan Doig. Below is a link to information about this book.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780156031646&itm=1

Here is a reading guide for it:
http://www.harcourtbooks.com/images/pdf/guides/Whistling%20Season_rg.pdf

Welcome to our new Blog!

2007-12-03T08:09:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

Welcome to our own Blog. Everyone can post to it and we can all use it for reference. I'll be linking the Book Goddess site to it and that can be an archive for what we've read. Now no one will have to wait for me to post!

We can post about the next month's meeting and book, suggested book club and general reading books, movies we liked, whatever strikes our fancy that we'd like to share with each other!

Diana