Book Ends January and March Selections

Our January selection will be moderated by Denise, "It is a collection of short stories held together by common characters. The book is famous for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the short story Hands says Denise." 

The March selection will be moderated by Kecia. This book looks to be a conversation masterpiece. Should make for a lively session.

Selections for February and April are pending.

Bookends - October

Book Ends September selection The Women in the Castle

Our September selection will be moderated by Donna K. 

Three women, haunted by the past and the secrets they hold.

"Mesmerizing....The Women in the Castle  stands tall among the literature that reveals new truths about one of  history's most tragic eras."  USA Today

Book Ends Selections for July/Aug, October and November 2017

 Our selection for July/Aug is George Orwell's wonderful classic, 1984, a satire of the horrors of totalitarianism, moderated by Denise. 1984 is set in a society run by Big Brother where people are made to conform to the orthodoxy by the Thought Police.  (Amazon)

 Our October selection is Radium Girls by Kate Moore and will be moderated by Ruth; with the Curies' discovery of radium making headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty and a medical wonder drug being used in cosmetics and tonic water, the popular new element shines bright after WWI. This is the story of the hundreds of girls who worked amidst the glowing dust of the radium dial in the factories. (Amazon)

Our November selection will be moderated by Susan and will be the 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner, Evicted by Harvard sociologist, Matthew Desmond. Mr. Desmond follows the lives of 8 families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads.  (Amazon)

Our December meeting will be a book exchange. Everyone is asked to bring a new or old book that has some special meaning, write a short message in the book as a reminder to the recipient why you choose to share this book. Any genre can be chosen.  Please wrap the book as a holiday gift.

Island Bookies Book selection for May 2017

Our selection for May is Truly, Madly, Guilty, by Liane Moriarty and will be moderated by Gwen.

This book is about how sometimes we don't appreciate how extraordinary our ordinary lives are until its too late. Six responsible adults, three cute kids, one small dog. It's just a normal weekend. What could go wrong? (Amazon)

Book Ends (Selections March, April, May and June 2017)

                 March Selection is The Sellout by Paul Beatty

"Biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the 

race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, Paul Beatty at the top of his game". (Amazon)

April Selection is A Dog's Purpose by W.Bruce Cameron

Heart warming, insightful and hilarious, this book takes one on the journey from one life to another from the dog's perspective.

May Selection is HillBilly Elegy by J. D. Vance

"From former Marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class".  (Amazon)

             June Selection is Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

"[Picoult] offers a thought-provoking examination of racism in America today, both overt and subtle. Her many readers will find much to discuss in the pages of this topical moving book".
                                                              Booklist (starred review)