Held the third Monday of each month, the selections are primarily contemporary fiction. The convener attempts to identify books that have excellent reviews, but may have been missed by readers.
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN
BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS
LIFE OF PI
MASTER BUTCHERS SINGING CLUB
SECRET LIFE OF BEES
BEL CANTO
ATONEMENT
CENTER OF EVERYTHING
BRICK LANE
LADY AND THE UNICORN
TIME TRAVELERS WIFE
REBECCA
PEACE LIKE A RIVER
MIDDLESEX
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
POPE JOAN
DA VINCI CODE
CHARLOTTE GRAY
APRIL WITCH
BEAN TREES
SAVAGE BEAUTY
BLIND ASSASSIN
DECEMBER 6TH
SPARROW
KNOWN WORLD
CHILDREN OF GOD
GILEAD
VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
JAYBER CROW
STORY OF LUCY GAULT
GOD OF SMALL THINGS
THE LINE OF BEAUTY
SICK PUPPY
KITE RUNNER
EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED
ACCIDENTAL
OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA
GLASS CASTLE
HISTORY OF LOVE
WHITE GHOST GIRLS
ORCHID THIEF
GOOD WORKS OF AYELA LINDE FORBES
THREE JUNES
TRAVELER
ROCK ORCHARD
BLINK
THE ROMANCE READER
SWALLOWS OF KABUL
CARAMELO
MAKING IT UP
YELLOW RAFT IN BLUE WATER
THE UNDERSTUDY
THE FALLEN
ONE SUNDAY MORNING
WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
I’M PROUD OF YOU
FIRE IN THE BLOOD
UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN
THE AIR WE BREATHE
THE CLEFT
