The Social Pages Book Club: Giving Thanks

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Giving Thanks

Hello all...

Despite the fact that most members of our club were unable to attend our November meeting, Terry and Judy and I were able to have a very nice meeting. We missed our fellow members, but had a great time talking, sampling some great holiday appetizers, and enjoying some adult beverages!

We will not have a book club meeting in December but will meet to celebrate the holidays on Friday, December 7th at 7:00 pm at Fins Restaurant on Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth. Hope to see you all there!

We decided to hold our November book selections (The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova or Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez) discussions until January.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for all of you!

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General Information about our club

We generally meet the first Friday of each month. We take turns hosting the meetings at our homes. The hostess is responsible for:
1. Beverages
2. Hosting :)
3. Posing a book suggestion for the next month
4. Coming up with at least one talking point/question about the book suggestion (or the book selected otherwise) for the next meeting. She would ask the question or suggest a talking point at the NEXT meeting.
5. In the past, hostesses have sent written or email invitations to the meeting; which is great, but not required (hostesses could even post an invite on the blog!). I will post meeting instructions here and email directions, etc. before the next meeting.

Members are responsible (generally) for reading the book of the month (or at least giving it a try) and for bringing one light appetizer to share at the meeting.

Umm...that's it! Not too complicated. I do have a few points to make as we begin again.

1. Most hostesses put a great deal of thought into the book suggestion. I know we'll all make an effort to read the book and come prepared to discuss it at the next meeting. We've been very good at this in the past; even when we couldn't finish the book or simply didn't care for it, we all made an effort to discuss it.

2. Don't stress as the hostess. If everyone brings something, it takes the pressure off and makes it a great night for trying and collecting new recipes! I can't see past my belly button because I'm near-sighted and I know for a fact a few other members just don't care, so don't worry if your house isn't spotlessly clean.

3. I looooove books and will frequently suggest other books for later or for fun. If you don't have a suggestion, just ask the "book junky" I can always think of something.

4. We will occassionally meet at a local restaurant to give the hostessing thing a break.

5. In the future, we may meet to watch a video of a book we have read as a club. What do you think?

6. I met with another local book club last year and they were very exicited about perhaps getting the two clubs together on occassion.

That's all for now.. forgive the rambling.

Past Selections

The Shell Seekers by Rosemunde Pilcher
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picault
A Year by the Sea
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
World Without End by Ken Follett
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Love in the time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Beach Music by Pat Conroy
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier
I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Giving Thanks

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