Author

Title

Date

136

Stephanie Kallos

Broken for You (Discussion questions)

Jan. 2009

135

Children's book to donate

Dec. 2008

134

Louise Erdrich

Plague of Doves

Nov. 2008

133

Ian McEwan

Atonement  (Discussion questions)

Oct. 2008

132

Sandra Dallas

Buster Midnight's Cafe

Sept. 2008

131

George Eliot

Middlemarch

August 2008

130

I've Always Meant to Read______________

July 2008

129

Dan Mason

The Piano Tuner ((listen to the Well Tempered Clavier)

June 2008

128

Sarah Vowell

Partly Cloudy Patriot

May 2008

127

Biography or autobiography of choice

April 2008

126

Philip Pullman

The Golden Compass

March 2008

125

Charles Frazier

Thirteen Moons

Feb. 2008

124

Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Jan. 2008

123

 Buy & read a children’s book to donate

Dec. 2007

122

 Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Nov. 2007

121

****Tenth Anniversary Celebration****

Oct. 2007

120

 Kurt Vonnegut

 Slaughterhouse Five

Sept. 2007

119

 John Steinbeck

 Cannery Row (pictures of Monterrey, CA)

Aug. 2007

118

 I Wish I Had Read . . .

July 2007

117

Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits (Interview transcript w/Bill Moyers)

June 2007

116

Alma Hogan Small

Grandmother’s Grandchild:  My Crow Indian Life

May 2007

115

Anne Tyler

Digging to America (Discussion questions)

Apr. 2007

114

Boyle, T.C.

The Tortilla Curtain

Mar.  2007

113

Bio or autobiography of choice (click for list of books)

Feb. 2007

112

Doerr, Harriet

Stones for Ibarra

Jan.  2007

111

Thomas, Eliza

The Road Home

Dec 2006

110

Brooks, Geraldine

March   (Pulitzer 2006)

Nov 2006

109

Butler, Robert Oden

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain  (Pulitzer 1993)

Oct 2006

108

Robinson, Marilynne

Gilead (discussion questions) (Pulitzer 2005)

Sept 2006

107

Capote, Truman

In Cold Blood (discussion questions)

Aug 2006

106

Reader’s Choice

July 2006

105

Robert Kurston

Shadow Divers:  The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Sacrificed Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

June 2006

104

Evelyn Waugh

The Loved One

May 2006

103

Ann Patchett

Bel Canto

April 2006

102

Haddon, Mark

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

March 2006

101

Smith, Diane

Letters from Yellowstone

Feb. 2006

100

Smith, Alison

Name All the Animals

Jan. 2006

99

Reader’s Choice

Dec. 2005

98

Haruf, Kent

Eventide

Nov. 2005

97

Niffenegger, Audrey

The Time Traveler’s Wife (Discussion Questions)

Oct. 2005

97

Erdrich, Louise

The Master Butchers Singing Club (Discussion Questions)

Sept. 2005

95

I Can’t Believe I’m this Old and Haven’t Read ____

Aug.2005

94

Guiliano, Mireille

French Women Don’t Get Fat:  The Secret of Eating for Pleasure

July 2005

93

West, Stanley Gordon

Blind Your Ponies

June 2005

92

Fowler, Karen

Jane Austen Book Club

May 2005

91

Hosseini, Khaled

Kite Runner  (NPR-Weekend Edition 7-27-03) Interview with the author

April 2005

90

Larson, Erik

Devil in the White City:  Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (website of the Columbian Exposition 1893)

March 2005

89

Maguire, Gregory

Wicked

Feb. 2005

88

Jones, Edward P.

The Known World (Pulitzer 2004)

Jan. 2005

87

Skinner, Cornelia Otis

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

Dec. 2004

86

Caldwell, Bo

The Distant Land of My Father

Nov. 2004

85

Naylor, Gloria

Mama Day

Oct. 2004

84

Taylor, Peter

A Summons to Memphis (Pulitzer 1987)

Sept. 2004

83

I Can’t Believe I’m This Old and Haven’t Read ____

Aug. 2004

82

Paton, Alan

Cry the Beloved Country

July 2004

81

Holman, Sheri

Dress Lodger (Discussion Questions & Author Info)

June 2004

80

Browne, Jill Conner

The Sweet Potato Queens’ Book of Love (Official Website)

May 2004

79

Tyler, Anne

Amateur Marriage  (Discussion Questions)

April 2004

78

Eugenides, Jeffrey

Middlesex:  A Novel (Discussion Questions) (Pulitzer 2003)

March 2004

77

Reader’s Choice (click to see list of books)

Feb. 2004

76

Martel, Yann

Life of Pi  (Discussion Questions)

Jan. 2004

75

Moore, Christopher

Lamb:  The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

Dec. 2003

74

Enger, Leif

Peace Like a River

Nov. 2003

73

Blunt, Judy

Breaking Clean (NPR-Morning Edition 11-15-02)

Oct. 2003

72

Kidd, Sue Monk

Secret Life of Bees

Sept. 2003

71

Dickens, Charles

A Tale of Two Cities

Aug. 2003

70

Ellison, Ralph

Invisible Man

July 2003

69

Mistry, Rohinton

A Fine Balance

June 2003

68

Brooks, Geraldine

Nine Parts of Desire:  The Hidden World of Islamic Women

May 2003

67

Reader’s Choice:  A play

April 2003

66

Frankl, Viktor

Man’s Search for Meaning

March 2003

65

Cather, Willa

My Antonia  (Life of the English Major:  Prairie Home Companion—January 11, 2003)

Feb. 2003

64

Duncan, David James

The Brothers K

Jan. 2003

63

Hanff, Helene

84 Charing Cross Road

Dec. 2002

62

Michaels, Anne

Fugitive Pieces

Nov. 2002

61

Russo, Richard

Empire Falls (Pulitzer 2002)

Oct. 2002

60

Hillenbrand, Laura

Sea Biscuit

Sept. 2002

59

Smith, Betty

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Aug. 2002

58

Malamud, Bernard

The Fixer (Pulitzer    )

July 2002

57

Sedaris, David

Naked

June 2002

56

Martin, Steve

Shopgirl

May 2002

55

Whitehead, Colson

The Intuitionist

April 2002

54

A Biography

March 2002

53

King, Stephen

On Writing

Feb. 2002

52

Mahfouz, Naguib

The Beginning & the End

Jan. 2002

51

James, P.D

Any Adam Dalgliesh

Dec. 2001

50

Alvarez, Julia

In the Time of Butterflies

Nov. 2001

49

Welty, Eudora

Optimist’s Daughter (Pulitzer)

Oct. 2001

48

Chevalier, Tracy

Girl with the Pearl Earring

Sept. 2001

47

Warren, Robert Penn

All the King’s Men

Aug. 2001

46

Shields, Jody

The Fig Eater

July 2001

45

Tan, Amy

The Bonesetter’s Daughter

June 2001

44

Goldman, William

The Princess Bride

May 2001

43

Andre Dubus III

The House of Fog, Sand

April 2001

42

Cunningham, Michael

The Hours (Pulitzer 1999)

March 2001

41

Harris, Joann

Chocolat

Feb. 2001

40

Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Jan. 2001

39

Bank, Melissa

Girl’s Guide to Hunting and Fishing

Dec. 2000

38

Stegner, Wallace

Angle of Repose (Pulitzer )

Nov. 2000

37

Miller, Sue

While I Was Gone

Oct. 2000

36

McBride, James

The Color of Water:  A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother

Sept. 2000

35

Hegi, Ursula

Stones from the River (Pulitzer 199)

Aug. 2000

34

Styron, William

The Confessions of Nat Turner (Pulitzer)

July 2000

33

Blew, Mary Clearman

All But the Waltz

June 2000

32

Fielding, Helen

Bridget Jones:  The Edge of Reason

May 2000

31

Lamott, Anne

Crooked Little Heart

April 2000

30

O’Brien, Tim

The Things They Carried

March 2000

29

Rhys, Jean

Wide Sargasso Sea

Feb. 2000

28

Bronte, Charlotte

Jane Eyre

Jan. 2000

27

Richardson, Bill

Bachelor Brothers Bed and Breakfast

Dec. 1999

26

DeBernieres, Louis

Corelli’s Mandolin

Nov. 1999

25

Bohjalian, Chris

Midwives

Oct. 1999

24

Bloom, Amy

Come to Me

Sept. 1999

23

Fielding, Helen

Bridget Jones’s Diary

Aug. 1999

22

Austen, Jane

Pride & Prejudice

July 1999

21

McDermott, Alic3e

Charming Billy

June 1999

20

Kingsolver, Barbara

Poisonwood Bible

May 1999

19

Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha

April 1999

18

Wells, Rebecca

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

March 1999

17

Proulx, Annie

Shipping News (Pulitzer 1994)

Feb. 1999

16

Fowles, John

French Lieutenant’s Woman

Jan. 1999

15

Robinson, Barbara

Best Christmas Pageant ever

Dec. 1998

14

Danticat, Edwidge

Breath, Eyes, Memory

Nov. 1998

13

Quindlan, Anna

How Reading Changed My Life

Oct. 1998

12

Irving, John

Prayer for Owen Meany

Sept. 1998

11

Stegner, Wallace

Crossing to Safety

Aug. 1998

10

Morrison, Toni

Paradise

July 1998

9

Albom, Mitch

Tuesdays with Morrie:  an old man, a young man, and life’s greatest lesson

June 1998

8

Quindlan, Anna

One True Thing

May 1998

7

Frazier, Charles

Cold Mountain

April 1998

6

Hiaasen, Carl

Tourist Season

March 1998

5