January 2025

This month, we are reading A Safe House,  by Stuart Woods. This author wrote 70 bestsellers and over 90 novels in his lifetime.  This one was published in the year that he died, though it was not the last of his books to be published.  There are five copies on the shelf in the Contra Costa Library system. This is the 61st book in the "Stone Barrington" series.

"Stone Barrington, a suave ex-NYPD detective turned defensive lawyer, is always in the middle of some spectacular investigation. Stone is the James Bond detective, nice suit wearing, bourbon drinking, and total ladies man living it up in New York. His character is totally cliche and I love it."  (from lifeofchaz.com)

We will be meeting in the usual place at 5:30 pm. Note that we moved the January meeting to January 31st!! Change your calendars!!   Donna will lead the discussion, Kim will bring February book selections.

October 2024

 

This month, we will be reading The Heaven and earth Grocery Store, by James McBride. This book was published in August, 2023 and is a New York Times Notable book bestseller. We previously read this author's book The Color of Water.  

Publisher's Weekly says "National Book Award winner McBride (Deacon King Kong) tells a vibrant tale of Chicken Hill, a working-class neighborhood of Jewish, Black, and European immigrant families in Pottstown, Pa., where the 1972 discovery of a human skeleton unearths events that took place several decades earlier."

Amazon (probably through AI) tells us that "customers find the story compelling, awesome, and magical. They appreciate the rich characters and diverse cast..."

It happens that right now (9/27/24) there are ten copies currently available at Contra Costa County Library, so order your copy NOW!! 

In October, don't forget that we are meeting at Denise's house. She will send us the address and any other needed information closer to the event - October 26th, 11:00am. We will have lunch. 

Sheila will bring book selections, and Mae will lead our discussion. 

See y'all there!!

September, 2024

 

Our book this month is Where Coyotes Howl, by Sandra Dallas. 

Publisher's Weekly says "Dallas (Little Souls) delivers a sprawling and immersive story of homesteaders carving out a life in Wyoming. Seeking adventure, 23-year-old Ellen Webster leaves her Iowa home in 1916 to teach in a one-room schoolhouse in the small town of Wallace, imagining a Wild West adventure of bronco riding, cowboys, and pine-covered mountains...Well-rounded characters, convincing period details, and a sumptuous setting make this sing. Readers will be hooked."

There are audiobooks, ebooks and physical books currently available in the Contra Costa Library

We will be meeting on Friday, September 27th, 2024, at the "usual place", at 5:30pm.  Fran will lead the discussion, and Mae will bring the book selections. See you there!!