Sunday, January 29, 2012

A List of All The Books We Have Read From 1987 Until 2012

BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1987

DATE TITLE AUTHOR HOSTESS

February Mother and Two Daughters Gail Godwin Gloria Hannon
March I'll Take Manhattan Judith Kranz Karen Tellez
April Master of the Game Sidney Sheldon Donna Empkey
May The Stand Stephen King Jan Daniell
June Clan of the Cave Bear Jean Auel Corinne McCurdy
July Australians-The Exile Wm. Stuart Long Linda Miles
August Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Debbie Roll
Sept The Handmaid Tale Margaret Attwood Karen Massey
Oct Deceptions Judith Michael JoAnne Sampsel
Nov The Time It Never Rained Elmer Kelton Mary Preather
Dec Gift of the Magi and St. Luke's excerpt O. Henry Donna Empkey
from the Bible


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1988


January Out of Africa Isak Dinsen Gloria Hannon
February Replay Ken Grimwood Debbie Roll
March Communion Whitley Shrieber Donna Empke
April Atlas Shrugged Ann Rand Jan Daniell
May Red Storm Rising Tom Clancy Linda Miles
June The Tempest Went to Forest Park Karen Massey
and attended the
"Shakespeare in
the Park" play
July Rebecca Daphne DuMaurier Karen Tellez
August no meeting planned
Sept Angels of September Andrew Greeley Corinne McCurdy
Oct Haunted Mesa Louis Lamour Mary Preather
Nov The Pastures of Heaven John Steinbeck JoAnne Sampsel
Dec Two Christmas stories plus "My Best Jan Daniell
Christmas" (our personal stories)


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1989


January Nerilka's Story Ann McCaffrey Gloria Hannon
February Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry Corrine McCurdy
March Xanth Piers Anthony Jan Daniell
April The Listener Taylor Caldwell Debbie Roll
May The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie Linda Miles
June Scapegoat Daphne DuMaurier Karen Tellez
July Accidental Tourist Anne Tyler Karen Massey
August vacation break
Sept guest, Cindy Bach Jan Daniell
Oct Wolf Winter Clare Francis Mary Preather
Nov All I Really Need to Know I Robert Fulghum Meet at Tippins
Learned in Kindergarten
Dec Get-together/snack tasting JoAnne Sampsel


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1990


January The Ship Who Sang Anne McCaffrey Gloria Hannon
February Breathing Lessons Anne Tyler Stephanie Calhoun
March Eye of the Needle Ken Follett Corinne McCurdy
April Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte Linda Miles
May Captains & Kings Taylor Caldwell Jan Daniell
June …And Ladies of the Club Helen Hooven Santmyer Debbie Roll
(1886 - 1887)
July …And Ladies of the Club Helen Hooven Santmyer Karen Tellez
(finish)
August Cold Sassy Tree Olive Ann Burns Mary Preather
Sept Family - The Ties That Bind and Gag Erma Bombeck Barb Thomas
Oct The Color of Light William Goldman Evylen Hastings
Nov Cat's Eye Margaret Atwood Karen Massey
Dec Eat at the Back Porch and watch
"Messiah" at TCU (musical concert)

BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1991


January The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan Gloria Hannon
February Watership Down Richard Adams Stephanie Calhoun
March Some Can Whistle Larry McMurtry Corinne McCurdy
April This Present Darkness Frank E. Peretti Linda Miles
May Naked Once More Elizabeth Peters Evylen Hastings
June The Shell Seekers Rosamunde Pilcher Debbie Roll
July Tapestry Belva Plain Karen Tellez
August Spring Moon Bette Bao Lord Barb Thomas
Sept Mrs. Bridge Evan Connell Karen Massey
Oct Mr. Bridge Evan Connell Mary Preather
Nov Canceled Jan Daniell
Dec Memoirs of an Invisible Man H. F. Saint Cindy Wise


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1992


January Circle of Friends Mauve Binchy Gloria Hannon
February Prince of Tides Pat Conroy Stephanie Calhoun
February Dinner and movie - Mr. and Mrs. Bridge Stephanie (mom's house)
March The Firm John Grisham Debbie Roll
April A Yellow Raft on Blue Water Michael Dorris Cindy Wise
May A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway Barb Thomas
June A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Evylen Hastings
July Hanta Yo Ruth Beebe Hill Gloria Hannon
August The Kitchen God's Wife Amy Tan Barb Thomas
Sept The Crystal Cave Mary Stewart Karen Massey
Oct The Witching Hour Ann Rice Karen Tellez
Nov Piercing the Darkness Frank E. Peretti Linda Miles
Dec Cookie exchange (6 dozen) Stephanie's new house

We had planned to write a short story, one page per person, 150 words each. Mary Preather would start
and send to next person, but we never finished our story.


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1993


Jan To Dance With the White Dog Terry Kay Angie Critchett
Feb Saint Maybe Anne Tyler Karen Massey
March A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith Debbie Roll
April Joshua Joseph Girzone Stephanie Calhoun
May Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett Linda Miles
(Prologue, Parts 1 and 2)
June Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett Gloria Hannon
(Parts 3, 4, 5, 6)
July Not Without My Daughter Betty Mahmoody Karen Tellez
August A Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving Barb Thomas
Sept Grapes of Wrath (canceled) John Steinbeck Sharon Mathis
Bridges of Madison County Robert James Waller
Oct A Place in Mind (canceled) Dulce Moore Evylen Hastings
Shining Through Susan Isaacs
Nov 1. The Lion, the Witch, and the C. S. Lewis Gail Konikoff
Wardrobe and
2. Prince Caspian C. S. Lewis
Dec luncheon and cookie exchange (8 dozen) Margie Lane



BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1994


Jan Jurassic Park Michael Crichton Karen Massey
Feb Pelican Brief John Grisham Stephanie Calhoun
March I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou Angie Critchett
April The General's Daughter Nelson DeMille Gail Konikoff
May Leaving Cold Sassy Olive Ann Burns Sharon Mathis
June Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Gloria Hannon
July The Light Years Elizabeth Jane Howard Barb Thomas
August The Eight Katherine Neville Debbie Roll
Sept The Crown of Columbus Michael Dorris and Evylen Hastings
Louise Erdrich
Oct Lasher Ann B. Rice Linda Miles
Nov Howard's End E. M. Forster Karen Tellez
Dec Walking Across Egypt Clyde Edgerton Margie Lane

BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1995


Jan Sphere Michael Crichton Mary Ann Welborn
Feb Woman of Independent Means Eliz. Forsythe Hailey Mary Preather
March Like Water for Chocolate Laura Esquivel Barb Thomas
April Little Woman Louisia May Alcott Stephanie Calhoun
May Daybreak Belva Plain Debbie Roll
June I'll Be Seeing You Mary Higgins Clark Karen Tellez
July Zlata's Diary Zlata Filipovic Karen Massey
August Shadow Song Terry Kay Sharon Mathis
Sept A Room of Her Own (canceled) Virginia Wolfe Gloria Hannon
The Hot Zone Richard Preston
Oct Acts of Faith Erich Segal Angie Critchett
Nov How to Make an American Quilt Whitney Otto Linda Miles
Dec True Women Janice Wendall Margie Lane


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1996


Jan Having Our Say Sarah & A. Eliz. Delaney Linda Krucky
Feb Summer of Fear T. Jefferson Parker Mary Ann Welborn
(Mary Ann's brother)
March Pigs in Heaven Barbara Kingsolver Sharon Mathis
April Recessional (canceled due to illness) James A. Mitchner Angie Critchett
May The Kennedy Women Laurence Leamer Barb Thomas
June Riders of the Purple Sage Zane Grey Margie Lane
July Ladder of Years Anne Tyler Karen Massey
August Beach Music Pat Conroy Stephanie Calhoun
Sept Lost Moon (or Apollo 13) Jim Lovell Gloria Hannon
Oct A Skeleton in God's Closet Paul L. Maier Karen Tellez
Nov Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen Linda Miles (spend weekend
at Calvert Bed & Breakfast)
Dec No book. Ornament exchange Linda Miles
($10 limit)

BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1997


Jan Icebound Dean Koontz Angie Critchett
Feb The Hundred Secret Senses Amy Tan Karen Massey
March Coming Home Rosamund Pilcher Kim Gardner
April Simple Abundance - A Daybook of Sarah Ban Breathnach Mary Preather
Comfort and Joy
May A Thousand Acres Jane Smiley Margie Lane
June The Notebook Nicholas Sparks Stephanie Calhoun
July Outlander Diana Gabaldon Karen Tellez
August Horse Whisperer Nicholas Evans Sharon Mathis
Sept Men Are From Mars, Dr. John Grey Gloria Hannon
Women Are From Venus
Oct The Runaway Jury John Grisham Linda Miles
Nov Snow Falling on Cedars David Guterson Linda Krucky
Dec This Year It Will Be Different Maeve Binchy Barb Thomas
Ornament exchange ($10 limit),
dinner, and reveal Secret Pal


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1998


Jan Every Day Elizabeth Richards Sue Grubb
Feb The Golden Cup Belva Plain Linda Miles
March Heart of a Woman Maya Angelou Angie Critchett
April Into Thin Air (canceled) Caroline Leavitt Mary Ann Welborn
Embraced By the Light Betty J. Eadie
May Stones from the River Ursula Hegi Debbie Roll
June The Year the Lights Came On Terry Kay Stephanie Calhoun
July Jack and Jill James North Patterson Margie Lane
August Bean Trees Barbara Kingsolver Sharon Crenshaw
Sept 100 Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez Gloria Hannon
Oct Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Rebecca Wells Kim Gardner
Nov The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald Karen Tellez
Dec The Christmas Tree and ornament Julie Solomon Barb Thomas
exchange ($10 limit)


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 1999


Jan 26 The Time Machine H. G. Wells Mary Ann Welborn
Feb 23 Charming Billy Alice McDermott Debbie Roll
March 23 The Perfect Storm Sebastian Junger Sue Grubb
April 27 Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil John Berendt Karen Tellez
May 25 Mama Day Gloria Naylor Gloria Hannon
June 22 Where the Heart Is Billie Letts Sharon Crenshaw
July 27 The Deep End of the Ocean Jacquelyn Mitchard Stephanie Calhoun
August 24 The Patchwork Planet Anne Tyler Mary Preather
Sept 28 The Water is Wide Pat Conroy Linda Miles
Oct 26 A Man in Full (changed - see below) Tom Wolfe Kim Gardner
Under the Tuscan Sun Frances Mayes
Nov 16 At Home in Mitford Jan Karon Karen Massey
Dec 28 Timepiece, dinner, and ornament Richard Evans Linda Krucky
exchange ($10 limit)





BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2000


Jan. 25 A Map of the World Jane Hamilton Margie Lane
Feb 22 A Circle of Quiet Madeline L'Engle Karen Massey
Mar 28 Ethan Frome Edith Wharton Gloria Hannon
April 25 Midwives Christopher Bohjalian Sue Grubb
May 23 Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt Barb Thomas
June 27 The Copper Beech Maeve Binchy Margie Lane
July 25 Cold Mountain Charles Frasier Sharon Crenshaw
Aug 22 Memoirs of a Guisha Arthur Golden Binky Ferguson
Sept 26 Across the Five Aprils Irene Hunt Joyce Goggans
Oct 24 Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Album Angie Critchett
Nov 28 The Chosen Chaim Potok Corrine McCurdy
Dec 12 And Angels Sing (canceled) Turpin Kim Gardner
Dinner and ornament exchange ($10)





BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2001


Jan 23 Taking Lottie Home Terry Kay Stephanie Calhoun
Feb 27 The Age of Innocence Edith Wharton Linda Miles
March 27 Left Behind Tim LaHaye Debbie Roll
April 24 The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver Binky Ferguson
May 22 Rabbit, Run John Updike Angie Critchett
June 26 A Case of Need Michael Crichton Gloria Hannon
July 24 Kidnapping of Aaron Greene (canceled) Terry Kay KTellez (mtg - canceled)
Aug 28 The Pilot's Wife Anita Shreve Margie Lane
Sept 25 The House of Sand and Fog Andre Dubus Karen Massey
Oct 23 While I Was Gone Sue Miller Sue Grubb
Nov 27 Hill Country & dinner Janice Woods Windle Kim Gardner
Dec 11 Dinner and ornament exchange ($10) Joyce Goggans




BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2002


Jan 22 Kidnapping of Aaron Green Terry Kay Karen Tellez
Feb 26 The Shipping News E. Annie Proulx Karen Massey
March 26 Flags of Our Fathers James Bradley Gloria Hannon
April 23 Daughter of Fortune Isabel Allende Debbie Roll
May 28 Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone J. K. Rowling Barb Thomas
June 25 We Were the Mulvaneys Joyce Carol Oats Sharon Crenshaw
July 23 The Red Tent Anita Diamant Stephanie Calhoun
Aug 27 A Painted House John Grisham Kim Gardner
Sept 24 Bee Season Myla Goldberg Linda Miles
Oct 22 Peace Like a River Leif Enger Margie Lane
Nov 19 John Adams David McCullough Corrine McCurdy
Dec 9 Skipping Christmas, John Grisham Gloria Hannon
Dinner at Buca di Beppo, and
ornament exchange ($10)


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2003

Jan 28 The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold Angie Critchett
March 4 Drowning Ruth Christina Schwarz Sue Grubb
March 25 Blessings Anna Quindlen Margie Lane
April 22 Stone Diaries Carol Shields Karen Massey
May 27 Isaac's Storm Erik Larson Corinne McCurdy
June 24 These is My Words Nancy E. Turner Stephanie Calhoun
July 22 Life is So Good George Dawson Kim Gardner
Aug 26 Prey Michael Crichton Debbie Roll
Sept 23 Prodigal Summer Barbara Kingsolver Sharon Crenshaw
Oct 21 Silent Joe T. Jefferson Parker Karen Tellez
Nov 16 The DaVinci Code Dan Brown Barbara Thomas
Dec 16 Winter Solstice Rosamunde Pilcher Gloria Hannon
Pot luck dinner and ornament exchange
($10 limit)



BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2004

Jan 27 The Life of Pi Yan Martel Karen Massey
Feb 24 Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons Lorna Landvik Margie Lane
March 23 The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd Debbie Roll
April 27 Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks Diane Castro
May 25 Good in Bed Jennifer Weiner Sue Grubb
June 22 Cane River Lalita Tademy Sharon Crenshaw
July 27 Plain Truth Jodi Picoult Corrine McCurdy
Aug 24 Tending Roses Lisa Wingate Joyce Goggans
Sept 26 Girl With A Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier Barb Thomas
Oct 26 The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom Kim Gardner
Nov 16 How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Julia Alvarez Gloria Hannon
Dec 28 Shepherds Abiding Jan Karon Stephanie Calhoun
There was no ornament exchange this
year because it was after Christmas





BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2005



Jan 25 A Mother and Two Daughters Gail Godwin Karen Massey
Feb 22 Number One Ladies Detective Agency Alex M. Smith Angie (Linda helping)
March 22 Devil in the White City Eric Larson Debbie Roll
April 26 Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris Diane Castro
May 24 The Jane Austen Book Club Karen Joy Fowler Sue (Margie helping)
June 26 Brick Lane Monica Ali Barb Thomas
July 26 Gone With The Wind Margaret Mitchell Kim (Kathy helping)
Aug 23 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Mark Haddon Steph. (Sharon helping)
Night-Time
Sept 27 East of the Mountains David Guterson Gloria Hannon
Oct 25 Crow Lake Mary Lawson Karen Tellez
Nov 15 Dinner at Museum of Science & History Karen Massey
and "The December Sky" star show
in the Planetarium
Nov 29 Full Tilt Neal Shusterman Corrine McCurdy
Dec 20 Dinner, ornament exchange ($10) Joyce Goggins



BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2006



Jan 12 The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini Stephanie Calhoun
Feb 28 My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult Margie (Sue helping)
March 28 Sarah's Quilt Nancy E. Turner Sharon Crenshaw
April 25 The Bookseller of Kabul Asne Seierstad Joyce Goggins
May 23 Screwtape Letters C. S. Lewis Gloria Hannon
June 27 The Teacher's Funeral Richard Peck Kim @ Kathy G's house
July 25 The Mermaid Chair Sue Monk Kidd Debbie Roll
Aug 22 Zorro Isabel Allende Angie @ Linda's house
Sept 26 The Good Husband Gail Godwin Corrine @ Karen M's house
Oct 24 One Thousand White Women Jim Fergus Kathy Gardner @ Kim's house
(The Journal of May Dodd)
Oct 28 Go to Austin and attend the
Texas Book Fair
Nov 28 The Falls Joyce Carol Oats Karen Massey
Dec 17 Lunch, ornament exchange Barb Thomas


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2007



Jan 23 Good Grief Lolly Winston Margie Lane
Feb 27 Evenings at Five Gail Godwin Gloria Hannon
March 27 Gentlemen and Players JoAnne Harris Diane Castro
April 24 Vanishing Acts Jodie Picoult Sharon Crenshaw
May 22 Saving Fish From Drowning Amy Tan Stephanie Calhoun
June 26 The Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards Joyce Goggans
July 24 Water for Elephants Sara Gruen Karen Tellez
Aug 28 For One More Day Mitch Albom Linda @ Angie's house
Sept 25 Queen of the Underworld Gail Godwin Debbie Roll
Oct 23 The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger Corrine McCurdy
Nov 27 Can't Wait to Get to Heaven Fannie Flagg Karen M @ Gloria's house
Dec 9 Lunch, book selections, ornament Barb Thomas
exchange


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2008



Jan 22 Three Cups of Tea Greg Moartenson Diane Castro
Feb 26 The Double Bind Chris Bohjalian Margie Lane
March 25 Digging to America Anne Tyler Stephanie Calhoun
April 22 The Pact Jodi Picoult Karen Tellez
May 27 Wicked, The Life and Times of the Gregory Maguire Gloria Hannon
Wicked Witch of the West
June 24 The Best of Friends - Two Women, Two Sara James & Linda Miles
Continents,& One Enduring Friendship Ginger Mauney
July 22 Where God Was Born Bruce Feiler Joyce Goggans
Aug 26 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini Debbie Roll
Sept 23 Welcome to the World, Baby Girl Fannie Flag Karen Massey
Oct 28 Last Days of Dog Town Anita Diamant Corrine McCurdy
Nov 18 The Alibi Sandra Brown Angie Critchett
Dec 14 Lunch and ornament exchange ($10) Barb Thomas


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2009

Jan 27 Canceled due to ice storm
Feb 24 Camel Bookmobile Marsha Hamilton Angie @ Linda's house
March 24 The Glass Castle Jeanette Walls Margie Lane
April 28 Whistling Season Ivan Doig Diane Castro
May 26 Same Kind of Different As Me Ron Hall & Denver Moore Debbie Roll
June 23 The Invisible Wall Harry Bernstein Joyce Goggins
July 28 Loving Frank Nancy Horan Karen Tellez
August 25 Ava's Man Rick Bragg Corrine McCurdy
Sept 22 Suite Francaise Irene Nemirovsky Barb Thomas
Oct 27 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Mary Ann Schaffer and Karen Massey
Pie Society Annie Barrows
Nov 17 Change of Heart Jodi Picoult Stephanie Calhoun
& Sharon Crenshaw
Dec 20 Christ the Lord - Out of Egypt, lunch, Anne Rice Gloria Hannon
2 pm ornament exchange, and book selection


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2010

Jan 26 Little Pink House Jeff Benedict Diane Castro
Feb 23 Sarah's Key Titiana De Rosnay Debbie Roll
Mar 23 The Lace Reader Brunonia Barry Angie @ Linda's house
April 27 The Girls from Ames Jeffery Zaslow Margie Lane
May 25 Outliers Malcolm Gladwell Gloria Hannon
June 15 The Help Kathryn Stockett Karen Tellez
July 27 Dracula Bram Stoker Stephanie Calhoun
Aug 24 People of the Book Geraldine Brooks Joyce Goggins
Sept 28 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie Ford Sharon Crenshaw
Oct 26 Tethered Amy MacKinnon Corrine McCurdy
Nov 16 The Other Boleyn Girl Phillipa Gregory Karen Massey
Dec 14th ornament exchange and dinner dinner at Buca di Beppo


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2011


Jan 25 Half Broke Horses Jeanette Walls Debbie Roll
Feb 15 Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven Susan Jane Gilman Diane Castro
March 22 Life's a Beach Claire Cook Margie Lane
April 26 A Walk In the Woods Bill Bryson Angie Critchett
May 24 Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Helen Simonson Linda Miles
June 28 Zookeeper's Wife Diane Ackerman Karen Tellez
July 26 West with the Night Beryl Markham Stephanie @ Sharon's house
Aug 21 The Great Santini Pat Conroy Barb Thomas
Sept 27 Infidel Ayaan Hirsi Ali Sharon @ Stephanie's house
Oct 25 Testimony Anita Shreve Corrine McCurdy
Nov 15 Remarkable Creatures Tracy Chevalier Karen @ Gloria's house
Dec 11 The Christmas Mouse, lunch, and ornament exchange Miss Read Gloria @ Karen M's house


BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE - 2012

Jan 24 The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox Maggie O'Farrell Diane Castro
Feb 28 Unbroken Linda Hillenbrand Debbie Roll
March 27 Dreaming in English Laura Fitzgerald Sharon/Margie Sharon's house
April 22 Molokai Alan Brennert Barb Thomas
May 22 Gods and Kings Lynn Austin Gloria Hannon
June 26 The World As We Kow It Joseph Monniger Joyce Goggans
July 24 Girl in Translation Jean Kwok Karen Tellez
Aug 28 Caleb's Crossing Geraldine Brooks Linda Miles
Sept 25 The Weight of Heaven Thrity Umrigar Angie Critchett
Oct 23 Killing Lincoln Bill O'Reilly Corrine McCurdy
Nov 27 ? American Wife Curtis Sittenfeld Stephanie Calhoun
Dec 9 Party and ornament exchange Karen Massey

BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE  2013





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