Hello All!
This Month we will be looking at Voss by Patrick White for the morning group and The Plantation by Di Morrissey for the evening.
Also it is that time of the year to get your book selections in for next year so all can be ready when we restart after the Christmas break in February. I will be finalising and posting the dates and times for get togethers next year in the next week or two.
Our final meeting for the year will be held on the 14th December (3.00pm) at the Central Library here at Campbelltown and will include all the book groups from all of the branches. This will be a chance for everyone to meet, mingle and discuss all your favourite books from throughout the year! I would also like to ask everyone to bring a small Chrissie present of a book (new or secondhand) to give to another member on the day.
Thanks
Dave
24 October 2011
7 September 2011
Eagle Vale Library Book Club
Hi everyone,
A reminder to all our Book Club readers that we don't have a meeting for the month of September.
We have selected two Titles for you to read over the coming weeks, Wanting by Richard Flanagan and The Sea Lady by Margaret Drabble, this should see you through till our next meeting, Tuesday 25th October. As the end of the year is approaching, can you please start thinking about titles for next year, and let us know your suggestions.
Look forward to seeing you then,
Jenny
Hi everyone,
A reminder to all our Book Club readers that we don't have a meeting for the month of September.
We have selected two Titles for you to read over the coming weeks, Wanting by Richard Flanagan and The Sea Lady by Margaret Drabble, this should see you through till our next meeting, Tuesday 25th October. As the end of the year is approaching, can you please start thinking about titles for next year, and let us know your suggestions.
Look forward to seeing you then,
Jenny
25 August 2011
AUGUST BOOK CLUB
This month sees the morning group reading Nora Ephrons I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections. A look at growing old from struggles with modern life, new technology, remembering peoples names at parties and witty memories of her life that she hasn't (yet) forgotten.
The evening group are reading The King's Speech : How One man Saved the British Monarchy. The book that the movie is based on starring Geoffrey Rush, this is the story of Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue and his relationship with King George VI.
DATES FOR AUGUST
31st August 10.30am for the morning group and 6.30pm for the evening in the meeting Room at the Library.
Now is the time to start thinking about titles to look at for next year, so please drop any suggestions you have to me at the library (or leave at the front desk if I'm not about).
Cheers
Dave
The evening group are reading The King's Speech : How One man Saved the British Monarchy. The book that the movie is based on starring Geoffrey Rush, this is the story of Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue and his relationship with King George VI.
DATES FOR AUGUST
31st August 10.30am for the morning group and 6.30pm for the evening in the meeting Room at the Library.
Now is the time to start thinking about titles to look at for next year, so please drop any suggestions you have to me at the library (or leave at the front desk if I'm not about).
Cheers
Dave
11 July 2011
Greetings all!
The library now has audiobooks available to download. If you have an iPod, iPad, iPhone, home computer or blackberry phone (check the link for full list of supportable devices) you can now download books to read or listen. There is a huge selection to choose from including some of the previous titles we have read in Book Club. If you would like any further info please click on this link.
The remaining titles for this year are The Kings Speech by Mark Logue, I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron, The Plantation by Di Morrissey and Voss by Patrick White.
A list of some useful tools and websites related to Book Club below:
New York Times Bestseller List
Fantastic Fiction
Novelist
The Age book reviews
What should I read next?
First Tuesday Book Club
cheers
Dave
The library now has audiobooks available to download. If you have an iPod, iPad, iPhone, home computer or blackberry phone (check the link for full list of supportable devices) you can now download books to read or listen. There is a huge selection to choose from including some of the previous titles we have read in Book Club. If you would like any further info please click on this link.
The remaining titles for this year are The Kings Speech by Mark Logue, I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections by Nora Ephron, The Plantation by Di Morrissey and Voss by Patrick White.
A list of some useful tools and websites related to Book Club below:
New York Times Bestseller List
Fantastic Fiction
Novelist
The Age book reviews
What should I read next?
First Tuesday Book Club
cheers
Dave
30 May 2011
Welcome to a new Month and new post for Book Club!
Due to a number of drop outs and no-shows we now have a few spaces available for both evening and morning groups. If you have a friend who you would like to bring along or you think might be interested please get in contact with me (Dave) on 46454415.
The next meeting will be held on the 29th June at 10.30am for the morning group and 6.30pm for the evening. Both will be held in the meeting room at Campbelltown Library.
Books discussed (amongst other things) are The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Cloudstreet.
Upcoming titles for July and August are Joseph Conrads' Heart of Darkness and I Came to Say Goodbye by Caroline Overington. Please click on the links above for further information on the title or author.
Dave
Due to a number of drop outs and no-shows we now have a few spaces available for both evening and morning groups. If you have a friend who you would like to bring along or you think might be interested please get in contact with me (Dave) on 46454415.
The next meeting will be held on the 29th June at 10.30am for the morning group and 6.30pm for the evening. Both will be held in the meeting room at Campbelltown Library.
Books discussed (amongst other things) are The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Cloudstreet.
Upcoming titles for July and August are Joseph Conrads' Heart of Darkness and I Came to Say Goodbye by Caroline Overington. Please click on the links above for further information on the title or author.
Dave
19 April 2011
Next month we have our book clubbers at Campbelltown reading two titles that couldn't be more different in subject matter.
First up the morning group will be reading Tim Wintons Cloudstreet, a story about 2 rural families who flee to the city to live and share a house called Cloudstreet. This book is also a winner of the Miles Franklin and NBC awards in Australia.
The evening group will be reading The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne, the story of a boy called Bruno and his unlikely friendship with Shmuel, who lives behind a fence during World War 2.
Dates for this month are:
Morning: 27th April at 10.30am
Evening: 27th April at 6.30pm
Some other upcoming titles we will be reading and discussing are Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and I Came to Say Goodbye by Caroline Overington.
First up the morning group will be reading Tim Wintons Cloudstreet, a story about 2 rural families who flee to the city to live and share a house called Cloudstreet. This book is also a winner of the Miles Franklin and NBC awards in Australia.
The evening group will be reading The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne, the story of a boy called Bruno and his unlikely friendship with Shmuel, who lives behind a fence during World War 2.
Dates for this month are:
Morning: 27th April at 10.30am
Evening: 27th April at 6.30pm
Some other upcoming titles we will be reading and discussing are Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and I Came to Say Goodbye by Caroline Overington.
Eagle Vale Library Book Club
Thank-you for a very enjoyable meeting last week. It was certainly a lively discussion regarding the book House Rules by Jodi Picoult, and the trials and tribulations families face when raising a child with special needs.
A reminder that there is no April meeting so, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Safe, Happy and Eggcellent Easter.
Our next meeting will be Tue 31st May where we will be discussing the book, Parky: my autobiography.
Thanks,
Wendy
Thank-you for a very enjoyable meeting last week. It was certainly a lively discussion regarding the book House Rules by Jodi Picoult, and the trials and tribulations families face when raising a child with special needs.
A reminder that there is no April meeting so, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Safe, Happy and Eggcellent Easter.
Our next meeting will be Tue 31st May where we will be discussing the book, Parky: my autobiography.
Thanks,
Wendy
2 February 2011
Campbelltown Book Club Dates 2011
Dates for 2011:
February 23rd
March 30th
April 27th
May 25th
June 29th
July 27th
August 31st
September 28th
October 26th
November 30th
December T.B.A
Morning group (10.30am) will be reading The Pages by Murray Bail and the Evening (6.30pm) Wanting by Richard Flanagan.
Depending on availability the first few titles we will be reading are:
Book Thief - Markus Zusak
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
Cloudstreet - Tim Winton
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
I Came to Say Goodbye - Caroline Overington
Thanks
David
February 23rd
March 30th
April 27th
May 25th
June 29th
July 27th
August 31st
September 28th
October 26th
November 30th
December T.B.A
Morning group (10.30am) will be reading The Pages by Murray Bail and the Evening (6.30pm) Wanting by Richard Flanagan.
Depending on availability the first few titles we will be reading are:
Book Thief - Markus Zusak
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
Cloudstreet - Tim Winton
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
I Came to Say Goodbye - Caroline Overington
Thanks
David
Welcome back to Eagle Vale Book Club members for 2011, we hope that everyone had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year filled with lots and lots of reading. Our next meeting will be Tuesday 22nd February and we will be discussing 'The Year of the Flood" by Margaret Atwood, (purely coincidental, as this title was chosen last year).
We look forward to seeing you then,
Regards, Jenny and Wendy
We look forward to seeing you then,
Regards, Jenny and Wendy
14 January 2011
TALKING HEADS
Upcoming author visit and talk by Margaret Owen Ruckert.
Wednesday 16th February at Campbelltown Library 6.30pm -8.30pm.
Cost is $5.00 (and includes light refreshments)
Margaret will be discussing her new book "You Deserve Dessert". A food fantasy of poems and mini stories that fuel a tongue in cheek ride across dessert country, where cakes become characters.
Margaret is an educator, poet and former winner of the National Poetry Competition of the Society of Women Writers.
Bookings are essential by phoning 46454436
Cheers
Dave
Wednesday 16th February at Campbelltown Library 6.30pm -8.30pm.
Cost is $5.00 (and includes light refreshments)
Margaret will be discussing her new book "You Deserve Dessert". A food fantasy of poems and mini stories that fuel a tongue in cheek ride across dessert country, where cakes become characters.
Margaret is an educator, poet and former winner of the National Poetry Competition of the Society of Women Writers.
Bookings are essential by phoning 46454436
Cheers
Dave
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