Book Clubs
'Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.'
Charles William Eliot https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-William-Eliot
Monday Morning Book Club - 1st Monday 9:30 a.m.
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Monday Afternoon Book Club - 1st. Monday: 1:00 p.m.
Convenor: Carol Fowler
'The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.' (Roald Dahl, Matilda)
2021-22 Schedule
Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month with the exception of September which will be held on the 14th because of Labour Day which this year falls on the 7th.
Date | Book | Host |
September 13th |
City of a Thousand Gates by Rebecca Sacks
and/or I Shall Not Hate by Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish |
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October 4th
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The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel |
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November 1st
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Hitler’s Stolen Children by Ingrid Von Oelhafen |
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December 6th
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Beartown by Fredrik Backman |
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January 3rd |
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo |
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February 7th |
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq and/or The Night Watchman by Louise Erdich and/or From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle |
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March 7th |
Delhi Obsession by M.J. Vassanji |
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April 4th
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Four Lost Cities: a Secret History of the Urban
Age by
Annalee Newitz |
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May 2nd
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The Splendid and the Vile by Eric Larson |
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June 6th | Pot-Luck Lunch + book selection |
- Convenor: Tomi Hunter
- 'Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.'
- The Novel Women Group usually meets in members’ homes on the third Tuesday of each month starting at 1:00 p.m. This year, we expect most of our meetings will be online using ZOOM.
Our reading list for 2021/22 comprises an eclectic selection of fiction and non-fiction books:
Date | Book |
Leader |
Sept.21 |
Born a Crime - Trevor Noah |
Tomi |
Oct. 19 |
Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate |
Janice |
Nov. 16 |
The Secrets We Kept - Lara Prescott |
Cheryl |
Dec. 21 |
No Meeting |
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Jan. 18 |
Silence of the Girls - Pat Barker |
Grania |
Feb. 15 |
The Vanishing Half - Brett Bennett |
Joan |
Mar. 15 |
Homes - A Refugee Story - Abu Barker al Rabeeah & Winnie Yeung |
Sheila |
Apr. 19 |
Indians on Vacation - Thomas King |
Cathie |
May 17 |
The Marriage of Opposites - Alice Hoffman |
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June 21 |
Pot-luck luncheon and book selection |
Sandi |
- Convenor: Cathie Faubert
This unique book club asks members to think “outside the box.” We meet on the first Wednesday of the month between 10:00 -12 noon. This year, all our meetings will be via ZOOM. Cathie will create lists of the shared book and distribute them to members
Our themes for 2021-22 are listed below.
Date | Theme | Comments |
Sept. 22 | Summer Reads | Share our summer readings |
Oct. 6 |
Architecture from Around the World |
European, Middle Eastern, South Asian, North American, etc. |
Nov. 3 | Biography | Male, Female or Young Adult |
Dec. 1 | Conspiracies, Deception, Unsolved Mysteries | Fiction or Non-Fiction |
Jan. 12 | Laws | Canadian or International |
Feb. 2 | Magical Realism | https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/magical-realism |
Mar. 2 | Romance | Goodreads has suggestions |
Apr. 6 | Sailing Stories |
Historical, Fiction or Current-day Adventures |
May 4 | Social History | Goodreads suggestions |
Jun 1 | Writers from 20th Century | Classical or obscure |