Each year we meet the last Monday in August to discuss our Reading Group schedule for the coming year. The way we usually work it is like this: We all come armed with a couple book choices, including a little bit about the books we would like to submit. … [Read more...]
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom {Book Club Selection}
June 16, 2013 by · 6 Comments
I have recently started reading The Kitchen House by fellow Canadian, Kathleen Grissom; it is our book club selection for the month of June. I have not yet finished reading it, but I can tell you this; I have it on my Kobo Arc and the first time I picked it up I read 40% of the book! I can barely wait to finish it, so far I have found it to be a fast-paced, heart stopping, thought-provoking look at life on a tobacco plantation in the 1700's. … [Read more...]
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green ~ Our Book Clubs Choice for April
May 17, 2013 by · 4 Comments
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is the book the reading group I belong to read for April. I love John Greens writing and I absolutely loved this book! Seriously, how can you not love a book that contains this line: "I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once." … [Read more...]
One Thousand White Women ~ Our Book Clubs Choice for February
February 17, 2013 by · 2 Comments
Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen & Christmas at… {Book Blast & $50 Giveaway}
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Book Blast ~ Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen Was Mr. Darcy real? Is time travel really possible? For pragmatic Manhattan artist Eliza Knight the answer to both questions is absolutely, Yes! And Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley Farms, Virginia is the reason why! His tale of love and romance in Regency England leaves Eliza in no doubt that Fitz Darcy is the embodiment of Jane Austen’s legendary hero. And she’s falling in love with him. But can the man who loved the inimitable Jane … [Read more...]