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Books for Lunch is a book discussion group meeting monthly at 12 noon on the third Wednesday of each month.
NEXT MEETING ...
**Special Event! Discussion with the Author!!**

The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha 12 noon Wednesday, September 15 Loucks Auditorium Discussion Leader: Sonja Somerville
Nate Stanley thought the move to Oregon would be great for his family, especially his 15-year-old son, Shep. Tragedy struck when Shep was killed after a year in their new home.
Now, on the eve of the date on which Shep’s killer will finally be put to death, Nate learns that his wife has developed a secret relationship with her son’s killer and has become an unexpected advocate for clemency.
Coming up ...
Wednesday, October 20 Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan
Wednesday, November 17 Lean on Pete by Willie Vlautin
Wednesday, December 15 Holiday Social & Book Talks
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 The 13th Tale by Diane Satterfield
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Best Books of 2010 Presentation
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 When She Flew by Jennie Shortridge & My Abandonment by Peter Rock
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Pope Joan by Donna Cross
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks | |
Books for Dessert is a book discussion group designed to meet the needs of working people. Selections are limited to contemporary fiction and non-fiction published in the last 10 years. The group meets on the first Tuesday of each month.
NEXT MEETING ...
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 7 Loucks Auditorium Discussion Leader: Sonja Somerville
Stiff offers a look inside the world of forensics, examining the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility. From medicinal mummies to cadaver models for crash-test dummies, San Francisco writer Mary Roach adds a uniquely humorous twist to a well-researched, lively dissection of offbeat ways the dead have served the living.
Coming up ...
Tuesday, October 5 When She Flew by Jennie Shortridge & My Abandonment by Peter Rock
Tuesday, November 2 The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
Tuesday, December 7 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Winter Social & Book Suggestions
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel Brown
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Best Books of 2010 Presentation
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Too Close to the Falls by Catherine Gildiner
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Blindness by Jose Saramago
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 The Man Who Loves Books Too Much by Allison Bartlett | |