October we try to have a more macabre theme for our book selection. I think we completely came up with that with Sarah Schmidt’s first novel See What I Have Done which tries to fill in the cracks of the Lizzie Borden murders. We’ve all pretty much heard of Lizzie Borden I would assume. Maybe… Continue reading Oct 2018 – See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt
What a book! The remarkable journey of Pino Lella during WWII was fascinating. We don’t usually think of Italy and WWII of course they are linked but not many stories that I’ve seen come from the path of people as Pino Lella. This is based on a true story that Mark Sullivan penned. For author… Continue reading Sept 2018 – Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
Thanks for coming everyone! We gathered in my home for the evening to discuss this emotionally riveting book I am Malala Book by Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai. Conversations led to many different strains being that we live in a wonderfully free country in stark contrast to Pakistan where Malala grew up. Her plight to continue… Continue reading Aug 2018 – I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
What a fun night! We welcomed Hank Early and his wife to our meeting. Thank you SO MUCH for coming!!! Thank you Terry and Sonny for hosting! Included in our group were some of the husbands which made the conversation even more interesting! Heaven’s Crooked Finger brings backwoods religious snake-handling churches with a twist of… Continue reading July 2018 – Heaven’s Crooked Finger by Hank Early
I’m still high from this meeting girls!!! What a lovely evening! A HUGE thank you to Alice for hosting and a HUGE thank you to the author Lauren K Denton for join us! What an honor! My My My …. we explored, giggled, discussed The Hideaway WITH the wonderful author AND multiple other subjects (because… Continue reading June 2018 – The Hideaway by Lauren K Denton
We were SUPER EXCITED to have author Daren Wang join us for our May meeting of the Birmingham Literary Society. He drove 2.5 hours over from Atlanta then back again that night – thank you so much! Merci’ Cathy Duggan for hosting in your incredibly lovely home! Daren’s first book The Hidden Light of Northern… Continue reading May 2018 – Daren Wang – The Hidden Light of Northern Fires
What a lovely find reading this book! The story touched us in many different ways. We met at Freddy’s Wine Bar – a neighborhood favorite. A wee bit loud for book club we discovered — but still very enjoyable. We had a great gathering of gals! In the book, Anthony lovingly finds lost things and… Continue reading April 2018 – The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
