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'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 - 1^st Monday 9:30 a.m.

Convenor: Mary Williams
A rather special group that restricts its choices to include only books that are available in an audible format. Most members read the print version, but some members of the group are unable to do so and read by listening. The opinions are always varied and firmly held leading to an exhilarating and amusing debate. We choose ten books with at least one from each section: Canadian Fiction, International Fiction, Classic and Non-fiction.
2017/18 - This year's book selections are:

A Measure of Light by Beth Powning
The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
17 Carnations by Andrew Morton
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsen
Hagseed by Margaret Atwood
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley + 1984 by George Orwell
Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLellan
Barkskins by Annie Proulx

Monday Afternoon Book Club - 1st. Monday: 1:00 p.m.

Convenor: Janice Ireland

'The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her
to amazing people who lived exciting lives.'
(Roald Dahl, Matilda)

Date (2017/18)	Book
October	Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
November	Sweetland by Michael Crummey
December	Forgotten Girls by Owen Laukanen
January	Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
February	The Promise of Canada by Charlotte Gray
March	The German Girl by Armando Luca Correa
April	Cli Fi: Canadian Tales of Climate Change edited by Bruce Meyer
May	The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

Novel Women - 3^rd Tuesday 1:00 p.m.

Convenor: Mary Daniels
'Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.'

The Novel Women Group meets in members’ homes on the third Tuesday of each month starting at 1:00 p.m.
Our reading list for 2018/19 comprises an eclectic selection of fiction and non-fiction books:


Date Book
Leader
Host
Sept.18
Free Fall - Rick Mofina
Cathie
Joelyn
Oct. 16
A House in the Sky - Amanda Lindhout

Nov. 20
Into the Magic Shop - James Doty

Dec.18
That's My Baby - Frances Itani

Mary
Jan. 15
Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese

Wanda
Feb. 19
The Secret Chord - Geraldine Brooks

Mar. 19
Widows of Malabar Hill - Sujata Massey

Apr. 16
Educated - Tara Westover

May 21
Small Great Things- Jodi Picoult

June 18
The Woman who Smashed Codes - Jason Fagone

Twisted Sisters Book Club - 1^st Wednesday 10:00 a.m.

Convenor: Cathie Faubert

This unique book club asks members to think “outside the box.” We meet on the first Wednesday of the month, and members share books based on themes.
Below are the themes for this upcoming year: 2018-19

Date	Theme	Host
Sept 19	A book that brings you pleasure	Laurie
Oct 10	Biography of a lawyer, a judge or a defendant	Louanne
Nov. 7	A Canadian author
Dec. *	No meeting this month
Jan. 16	Your favourite author	Rita
Feb. 20	Black History	Cathie
Mar. 20	Unsolved mystery or conspiracy	Linda
Apr. 17	Children's literature	Moni
May 22	Non-Fiction
June 19	Fashion	Jean

Date	Book	Leader	Host
Sept.18	Free Fall - Rick Mofina	Cathie	Joelyn
Oct. 16	A House in the Sky - Amanda Lindhout
Nov. 20	Into the Magic Shop - James Doty
Dec.18	That's My Baby - Frances Itani		Mary
Jan. 15	Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese		Wanda
Feb. 19	The Secret Chord - Geraldine Brooks
Mar. 19	Widows of Malabar Hill - Sujata Massey
Apr. 16	Educated - Tara Westover
May 21	Small Great Things- Jodi Picoult
June 18	The Woman who Smashed Codes - Jason Fagone