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We missed Ms. Nettles, Mrs. Rushing, and Mrs. Burkes at our Monday meeting, but we had a rather lively discussion of "The Shack" anyway. Thanks to Ms. Hicks and Mr. Henderson, who actually finished the book this month, we were able to talk for about an hour. Of course, we digressed a little her and there.
It is now own to Ms. Nettle's next pick, "The Queen's Sorrow" by Suzanna Dunn. Click on her name to go to her homepage and learn more of her latest book. It looks like we're in for a little history lesson this month. However, those English queens can be so randy!
I guess we'll meet on the third Thursday of April at 3 p.m., unless we try going 6 weeks between meetings. It is difficult for busy people to read these big books! Leave a post, if you want to participate in our discussion.
More About David Baldacci
In February our group read "The Collectors" by David Baldacci. The current issue of Newsweek has a great article about him titled, "Thriller Instinct." It gives a great history of him and his 16 hit books. Click the article link and read it. Leave a post of what you think.
More for the Bookworm in You
If you haven't seen Booktv's website yet, click on the hyperlink to go there. You can find out great things about some of the latest books and authors.
See The King
It's not Elvis, but it is the king of horror and mystery that I'm talking about. If you haven't been to Steven King's home website, you've got to try it. In addition to learning about him, his past work, and his future projects, there is a nifty site on his page that allows you to take a virtual walk through his office. If you try it, let me know what you think. I heard him speak at Ole Miss years ago, and he said he attributes his writing partly to the fact that he has the heart of a 10-year-old boy...and he keeps it in a jar on his desk! See if you find it.
What author sites do you like to visit?
Our Club Meeting News
Our March 26 meeting has been moved to March 30 at 3 p.m. at the library.
I am really enjoying meeting with Linda Bounds of the Walnut Grove Library and several ladies from SLE monthly in our book club. Finishing the book before our meeting is usually a challenge for me, but I have really widened my horizons of new books and authors because of our meetings. And, it is always fun to talk about the book and the sidebars that we think about during our discussions.
Our next book will be "The Shack". Brother Mark Mayo of the West Carthage Baptist Church said in church recently it was a great book. It is Mrs. Truss' choice, so I'm sure it will be great. At least it is shorter than "The Collectors" - which the ladies said was a great book, too. In addition to a great book, Mrs. Burkes introduced us to a great chewy cookie "from home". She bought it at Wal-Mart and then brought them "from home." I'm telling you, there's never a dull moment!
Our group this month consisted of Ms. Nettles, Mrs. Farrell, Mrs. Rushing, Mrs. Hicks, and Mrs. Burkes. Mrs. Truss was out. I don't know what happened to Mrs. Barton. If you want to join in this lively meeting, call Linda Bounds at the library for more information.
1 comment:
I read the book "The Shack". I found it very interesting and thought provoking. I also thought it was good. I would encourage other people to read it. For a work of fiction it has some valuable lessons to be learned about life.
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