Books for Lunch
Books for Lunch is a book discussion group meeting monthly from September to May. Meetings are held at 12 noon on the third Wednesday of each month.
Coming up Next ...
My Antonia by Willa Cather
12 noonWednesday, May 21
Anderson Room A
Discussion Leader: Sonja Somerville
In this classic novel, the reminiscences of New York lawyer Jim Burden about his boyhood in Nebraska, particularly about a young Bohemian girl named Antonia Shimerda, are set against the backdrop of the American assimilation of the immigrant. Cather spins an exciting and tragedy-laden tale in a bleak landscape, revealing a fascinating view of the human spirit. This is one of the great novels from the author who also gave O Pioneers! and Death Comes to the Archbishop to the world.
JUST ANNOUNCED!!
Books for Lunch Selections
for 2008-2009:
September 17, 2008
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
October 15, 2008
His Mother's Son by Cai Emmons
- Special discussion with the author! -
November 19, 2008
Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle
December 17, 2008
SPECIAL EVENT!
Book Talk and Holiday Social
January 21, 2009
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen
February 18, 2009
SPECIAL PRESENTATION!
Best Books of 2008
March 28, 2009
Stubborn Twig by Lauren Kessler
- Oregon Reads 2009 selection -
April 15, 2009
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
by Michael Chabon
May 20, 2009
Under the Banner of Heaven
by Jon Krakauer
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Books for Dessert
Books for Dessert is a new book discussion group designed to meet the needs of working people. The group meets on the first Tuesday of each month from October to June.
Coming up Next ...
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
7 p.m. Tuesday, June 3
Anderson Room A
Discussion Leader: Robin Beerbower
U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is sent to investigate the unlikely disappearance of a patient from a highly secure hospital for the criminally insane. As a dark story unfolds, sinister clues suggest strange experimentation and possible cover-ups on the island, opening the door to an unexpected and powerful conclusion.
Books for Dessert Selections
for 2007-2008:
June 3, 2008
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
JUST ANNOUNCED!!
Books for Dessert Selections
for 2008-2009:
October 7, 2008
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
November 4, 2008
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
by Alexandra Fuller
December 2, 2008
Then We Came to the End
by Joshua Ferris
February 3, 2009
The Year of Living Biblically
by A.J. Jacobs
March 3, 2009
SPECIAL PRESENTATION!
Best Books of 2008
April 7, 2009
Stubborn Twig by Lauren Kessler
- Oregon Reads 2009 selection -
May 5, 2009
Digging to America
by Ann Tyler
June 2, 2009
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
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