Book discussions: 8 years @ Andover PL...

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join us here April 30th!

On April 30th, we'll hold our 61st book discussion meeting for adults, as well as mark our 9th anniversary as a group.  Since April of 2003, our book discussion group has met 6-8 times a year, and while the group doesn't have an official name (is it time to adopt/invent one?), we have a pretty steady attendance of anywhere between 5 and 12 attendees.  Not bad!  We're always looking for new folks to join us, so be on the lookout for info about the next meeting in the RiverEast, the Hometown News, in this blog, or on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AndoverPublicLibrary.CT).  In the meantime, here's a list of what we've read so far:

AUTHOR / TITLE / DATE READ:

1. Tracy Chevalier / Falling Angels / April 2003
2. Robert Crais / Hostage / August 2003
3. Alice Randall / The Wind Done Gone / October 2003
4. Anne Ursu / Spilling Clarence / January 2004
5. Laurie Graham / Future Homemakers Of America / March 2004
6. Adriana Trigiani / Big Stone Gap / May 2004
7. Tony Horwitz / Confederates In The Attic : Dispatches From The Unfinished Civil War / June 2004
8. Julie Otsuka / When The Emperor Was Divine / October 2004
9. Silas House / Clay's Quilt / January 2005
10. Jessica Shattuck / The Hazards Of Good Breeding / March 2005
11. Sue Monk Kidd / The Secret Life Of Bees / April 2005
12. Greg Iles / 24 Hours / May 2005
13. Adriana Trigiani / Lucia, Lucia / June 2005
14. George Shaffner / In The Land Of Second Chances / September 2005
15. Silas House / The Coal Tattoo / November 2005
16. Richard Paul Evans / The Christmas Box / December 2005
17. Lisa Tucker / The Song Reader / January 2006
18. Jon Krakauer / Under The Banner Of Heaven : A Story Of Violent Faith / March 2006
19. Lorna Landvik / Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons / May 2006
20. Joanne Harris / The Five Quarters Of The Orange / June 2006
21. Mary-Ann Tirone Smith / Girls Of Tender Age : A Memoir / September 2006 [East Of The River Reads Selection]
22. Mary-Ann Tirone Smith / Masters Of Illusion / September 2006
23. Ellen Feldman / Lucy / November 2006
24. George Shaffner / One Part Angel / January 2007
25. Sarah Delany & A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth / Having Our Say : The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years / March 2007
26. Geraldine Brooks / March / June 2007
27. Lorna Landvik / The Tall Pine Polka / July 2007
28. Amy Belding Brown / Mr. Emerson's Wife / September 2007 [East Of The River Reads Selection]
29. Barbara Ehrenreich / Nickel And Dimed (On Not Getting By In America) / October 2007
30. Penelope Lively / The Photograph / November 2007
31. Karen Joy Fowler / The Jane Austen Book Club / January 2008
32. Mitch Albom / The Five People You Meet In Heaven / February 2008
33. Ursula Hegi / Stones From The River / April 2008
34. Jill Smolinski / The Next Thing On My List / June 2008
35. Sandra Dallas / Tallgrass / July 2008
36. James R. Benn / Billy Boyle : A World War II Mystery / September 2008 [East Of The River Reads Selection]
37. Louise Erdrich / The Master Butchers Singing Club / October 2008
38. Harper Lee / To Kill A Mockingbird / February 2009 [Hartford Area BIG READ]
39. Jennifer Donnelly / A Northern Light / March 2009
40. Richard Russo / Bridge Of Sighs / May 2009
41. Edward Hardy / Keeper And Kid / June 2009 [Author Visit]
42. Bill Bryson / A Walk In The Woods : Rediscovering America On The Appalachian Trail / July 2009
43. Liza Ward / Outside Valentine / September 2009
44. George Shaffner / Widows Of Eden / November 2009
45. David Baldacci / Christmas Train / December 2009
46. Markus Zusak / The Book Thief / February 2010
47. Mark Twain / The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer / April 2010 [Hartford Area BIG READ]
48. Mark Twain / The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn / May 2010
49. Christine M. Whitehead / Tell Me When It Hurts / June 2010 [Andover Author]
50. Susan Campbell / Dating Jesus : A Story Of Fundamentalism, Feminism, And The American Girl / August 2010 [CT Author Trail Visit]
51. Fannie Flagg / A Redbird Christmas / December 2010
52. Virginia Ironside / No! I Don't Want To Join A Book Club / January 2011
53. Ron McLarty / Traveler / March 2011
54. Willa Cather / My Antonia / May 2011
55. Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows / The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society / June 2011
56. David Howard / Lost Rights : The Misadventures Of A Stolen American Relic / August 2011 [CT Author Trail Visit/Andover Author]
57. Kathryn Stockett / The Help / November 2011
58. Greg Kincaid / A Dog Named Christmas / December 2011
59. Betty Smith / A Tree Grows In Brooklyn / January 2012
60. Elizabeth Strout / Olive Kitteridge / March 2012
61. Jamie Ford / Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet / April 2012
62. John Steinbeck / East Of Eden / June 2012
63. Marilynne Robinson / Housekeeping / July 2012
64. Sherman Alexie / The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian / August 2012
65. Charlotte Rogan / The Lifeboat / October 2012 [East Of The River Reads Selection]