Talk About a Good Book: Home Front

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December 15--Coffee Chat

We had our Coffee Chat yesterday and many of our regular members attended. Some of our favorites from the 2014 book selections included:

Drop Dead Healthy	Jacobs, A.J.
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald	Fowler, Therese Anne
Home Front	Hannah, Kristin
Good Dream	VanLiere, Donna
Wild	Strayed, Cheryl
Where We Belong	Giffin, Emily

Some of the books we didn't read for book group but were recommended by members included:

The Book Thief	Zusak, Markus
Century Trilogy	Follett, Ken
Fever Tree	McVeigh, Jennifer
Lei Crime series (on order @ LME Library)	Neal, Toby
The Martian	Weir, Andy

Our next book group meeting will be January 26, 2015 at 3pm in the Turner Room. All are welcome! We will be discussing The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin.

Summary: When his most prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, is stolen, bookstore owner A. J. Fikry begins isolating himself from his friends, family and associates before receiving a mysterious package that compels him to remake his life. Books are available at the LME Library desk. Discussion sheets can be picked up from the library or are avialable online.

June 30 - Home Front

At our June 30th meeting, we discussed Home Front by Kristin Hannah. Members enjoyed discussing the book and snacking on creme horns, ginger snaps and fruit. The discussion sheets were available online.

Power of Habit - May 19

Today's book discussion was the Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. We had "Break the Sugar Habit" Strawberry Muffins and Habit Forming Shrimp Dip for refreshments.

The next book for discussion is Home Front by Kristin Hannah. "An intimate look at the inner landscape of a disintegrating marriage and a dramatic exploration of the price of war on a single American family, HOME FRONT is a provocative and timely portrait of hope, honor, loss, forgiveness, and the elusive nature of love." Copies are ready for pickup at the LME Library. The book can be discussed online through Good Reads or at the library on Monday, June 30 at 3pm in the Turner Room. The discussion sheet is also available in the library or online.

2014 Bookgroup Titles-Partial List

Wondering how we pick the books for bookgroup? Well, it's a group effort! Beth pulls together potential titles throughout the year from reading lists and suggestions from the group. Since we have several members who prefer large print or audio, she then checks to make sure that the title is available in these formats. If a title does not have multiple formats, we don't use it for bookgroup.

In October, the list is complete and sheets are made up with all the potential titles. We review half the books at the October bookgroup meeting and vote on our favorites. The other half is reviewed the same way in November.

So far, we've looked at some fiction titles. Next month, we will review the rest of the fiction and choose the non-fiction. Do we have any titles chosen yet? You bet! We still need to choose at least 4 more fiction titles and 3 non-fiction books but here are 5 fiction books we will be reading next year:

Home Front by Kristin Hannah
Someone: A Novel by Alice McDermott
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Where We Belong by Emily Giffin
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

Once we have all the books chosen, we'll post them to this blog. Watch for the list in early December and don't forget to talk about a good book!