Monday, February 12, 2024

2024

 --2024--

Jan 8. Brent.  The Measure: A Novel, by Nikki Erlick.

Feb 12: Craig.  Topic rather than book: I have decided that we discuss any book on Wabi Sabi...I encourage each to pick out a book that appeals to them...I have "Wabi Sabi for Artists, Designers, poets and Philosophers" but then I tend to reach way above my abilities...and then one of the themes is the beauty of the imperfect...

Mar 11: John P.  "The Coddling of the American Mind" by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt.

Apr 8: Pat "Women of the Copper Country" by Mary Doria Russell

May 13: Mary Ann

June 10: Lee, Survival of the Friendliest: understanding our origins and rediscovering our common humanity​, by Brian Hare and Vanessa​ Woods. Copies are available through the local library.

Jul 8: Kanwal. (tentative) White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy ,by Tom SchallerPaul Waldman. Copies are available through the local library.


Aug 12:  Judy Stefl

Sept. 9: Brent

Oct. 14: Craig

Nov. 11: Holly Byrnes

Dec. 9:  John P.

--2025--

Jan. 13. Pat


Notes:
-- John A. selection not done: “The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution” by Eric Foner as my book for the November 13 group discussion.
-- Possible-- Catch-22
-- Possible-- Jesus & John Wayne
-- possible --  Stories of your Life and others, by Ted Chiang
-- possible -- The Brewer's Tale, by William Bostwick
-- Possible -- Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (Pat's 2nd choice)

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Fall 2023 - Spring 2024 Schedule

 

--2023--

Jan. 9. Mary Ann: Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz. At least five copies are available through the local library system.

Feb. 13. Lee: Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic, by Sophus Helle. (The library has various translations of Gilgamesh available. This particular translation is not available through the local library.)

Mar. 13. John A.: The Plague, by Albert Camus (At least three copies are available through the local libraries. Also, ebooks of it are available for Newport library patrons.)

Apr. 10. Kanwal: Premonition, by Michael Lewis. (At least four copies are available through the local libraries. Also, ebooks of it are available for patrons of Newport and driftwood libraries.)

May 8. Brent: A Man called Ove (2012)

June 12, not meet due to too many not available. 

July 10. Craig: Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, by Marcus Chown. (At least one copy is avaialble through the local library system.) (replacing prior choice : The Log from the Sea of Cortez, by John Steinbeck.)

Aug 14. John P.: Poverty, By America, by Matthew Desmond. The library has two copies.

Sept 11. Pat. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver

Oct 9. Mary Ann: Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Nov 13. Lee. Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy O'Toole. (At least two copies are available through the local library system.)

Dec 11. Kanwal. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2007), by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin.

--2024--

Jan 8. Brent.  The Measure: A Novel, by Nikki Erlick.

Feb 12: Craig.  Topic rather than book: I have decided that we discuss any book on Wabi Sabi...I encourage each to pick out a book that appeals to them...I have "Wabi Sabi for Artists, Designers, poets and Philosophers" but then I tend to reach way above my abilities...and then one of the themes is the beauty of the imperfect...

Mar 11: John P.  "The Coddling of the American Mind" by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt.

Apr 8: Pat

May 13: Mary Ann

June 10: Lee

Jul 8: Kanwal

Aug 12:  Brent

Sept. 9:

Oct. 14:


Notes:
-- John A. selection not done: “The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution” by Eric Foner as my book for the November 13 group discussion.
-- Possible-- Catch-22
-- Possible-- Jesus & John Wayne
-- possible --  Stories of your Life and others, by Ted Chiang
-- possible -- The Brewer's Tale, by William Bostwick


Thursday, January 12, 2023

2023 Schedule - 2nd Monday Book Club

--2023--

Jan. 9. Mary Ann: Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz. At least five copies are available through the local library system.

Feb. 13. Lee: Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic, by Sophus Helle. (The library has various translations of Gilgamesh available. This particular translation is not available through the local library.)

Mar. 13. John A.: The Plague, by Albert Camus (At least three copies are available through the local libraries. Also, ebooks of it are available for Newport library patrons.)

Apr. 10. Kanwal: Premonition, by Michael Lewis. (At least four copies are available through the local libraries. Also, ebooks of it are available for patrons of Newport and driftwood libraries.)

May 8. Brent: A man called Ove (2012)

June 12, not meet due to too many not available. 

July 10. Craig: Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, by Marcus Chown. (At least one copy is avaialble through the local library system.) (replacing prior choice : The Log from the Sea of Cortez, by John Steinbeck.)

Aug 14. John P.: Poverty, By America, by Matthew Desmond. The library has two copies.

Sept 11. Pat. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver

Oct 9. Mary Ann: Klara and the sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Nov 13. Lee.

Dec 11. John A.: “The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution” by Eric Foner as my book for the November 13 group discussion.

--2024--

Jan 8. Kanwal. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2007), by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin.

Feb 12: Brent

Mar 11: Craig

Apr 8: John P.

May 13: Pat

June 10: Mary Ann

Jul 8: Lee

Aug 12: John A.

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Fall 2022 & 2023

2022 Schedule:
--2022--

Oct. 10. Cancelled

Nov. 14. John P.: How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them, by Barbara F. Walter ; optional book on same topic: Jason Stanley How Fascism Works by Jason Stanley. The following short video by Stanley gives a brief review of fascism and can be a complement to the Walter book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpCKkWMbmXU

Dec. 12. Pat: Floating in a most peculiar way, by Louis Chude-Sokei




--2023--

Jan. 9. Mary Ann: Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz. At least five copies are available through the local library system.

Feb. 13. Lee: Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic, by Sophus Helle. (The library has various translations of Gilgamesh available. This particular translation is not available through the local library.)

Mar. 13. John A.: The Plague, by Albert Camus (At least three copies are available through the local libraries. Also, ebooks of it are available for Newport library patrons.)

Apr. 10. Kanwal: Premonition, by Michael Lewis. (At least four copies are available through the local libraries. Also, ebooks of it are available for patrons of Newport and driftwood libraries.)

May 8. Brent: Book to be determined. Possible: a man called Ove book, maybe Starry Messenger, by Neil Degrasse Tyson

June 12. Craig: Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand, by Marcus Chown. (At least one copy is avaialble through the local library system.) (replacing prior choice : The Log from the Sea of Cortez, by John Steinbeck.)

July 10. John P.: Book to be determined. Maybe: Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past by Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer

Aug 14. Pat.

Sept 11. Mary Ann.

Oct 9. Lee.

Nov 13. John A.

Dec 11. Kanwal.

--2024--
Jan. Brent
Feb. Craig

Mar. John P.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

2022

2022 Schedule:


--2022--

Jan. 10. canceled

Feb 14 Craig. "One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder", by Brian Doyle

Mar 14. John P.: "Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope", by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Apr 11. Pat: "Ordinary Heroes" by Scott Turow

May 9. Mary Ann: Why Fish don't Exist by Lulu Miller (2020)

June 13. Lee: The Elegance of the Hedgehog (2008), by Muriel Barbery.

July 11. John A.: Beloved beasts : fighting for life in an age of extinction / Michelle Nijhuis



Aug. 8. Brent: Beloved : a novel / by Toni Morrison / We will also discuss Kris' book selection, "The Grandmaster", by Brin-Jonathon Butler

Sep. 12. Craig: Candide, by Voltaire

Oct. 10. John P.: How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them, by Barbara F. Walter ; optional book on same topic: Jason Stanley "How Fascism Works' by Jason Stanley. The following short video by Stanley gives a brief review of fascism and can be a complement to the Walter book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpCKkWMbmXU

Nov. 14. Pat: Floating in a most peculiar way, by Louis Chude-Sokei

Dec. 12. Mary Ann: "Lost & Found" by Kathryn Schulz



--2023--

Jan. 9. Lee: Book to be determined

Feb. 13. John A.: The Plague, by Albert Camus

Mar. 13. Kanwal: Premonition, by Michael Lewis.

April 10. Brent: Book to be determined. Possible: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek / Annie Dillard ; Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

May 8. Craig: Book to be determined

June 12. John P.: Book to be determined.

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

2021 Fall Schedule

Fall 2021 Schedule:


Aug 9. We do not meet

Sep 13. We do not meet.

Oct 11. John Aylmer: "How the South Won the Civil War:Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America", by Heather Cox Richardson.

Nov 8. Brent: "American Dirt", by Jeanine Cummins

Dec 13. Kris: [canceled, to be rescheduled] "The Grandmaster", by Brin-Jonathon Butler

2022 Schedule:

Jan. 10. canceled Feb 14 Craig. "One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder", by Brian Doyle

Mar 14. John P.: "Tightrope.  Americans Reaching for Hope", by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Apr 11 Mary Ann: Book to be determined [maybe Premonition, by Michael Lewis]

May 9 Pat K.: Book to be determined [maybe Women of the Copper Country, by ___, Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow

June 13. Deanne (?): Book to be determined

June 13. Lee H.: Book to be determined

July 11. John A.: Book to be determined

Aug. 8. Brent: Book to be determined

Sep. 12. Kris A.: Book to be determined

Monday, May 10, 2021

2021 Schedule - Monthly Book Club

May 10. Mary Ann hosts. Book Selection is The Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson.

June 14. Pat hosts at Mary Ann's home. Book selection is High Tide in Tucson, by Barbara Kingsolver.

July 12. Craig hosts. Craig is selecting a genre rather than a book. Each person is to select a children's book you would like to read with a child that has a life lesson. [Craig's note: Suggest we state the book we intend to read from and highlight to prevent duplicates. Will be interesting to see if we also find depth of meaning in simple short illustrated works.]
Brent has selected The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss.

Aug 9. TBD
Sep 13. TBD
Oct 11. TBD
Nov 8. TBD
Dec 13. TBD

Other selections for which we will set the date later:
Deral has selected the book The Code Breaker, by Walter Isaacson.
Kris has selected the book, The Grandmaster, by Brin-Jonathon Butler.